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4.2 KiB

Competences — doctors' surgery assistant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0c041d1e-1841-4acb-b0a1-2c387a61bf65).

Essential

  • accept own accountability (skill/competence)
  • adhere to organisational guidelines (skill/competence)
  • administrative tasks in a medical environment (knowledge)
  • advise on healthcare users' informed consent (skill/competence)
  • anaesthetics (knowledge)
  • answer patients' questions (skill/competence)
  • apply context specific clinical competences (skill/competence)
  • apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
  • assist in epilepsy surgery (skill/competence)
  • communicate in healthcare (skill/competence)
  • comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence)
  • comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice (skill/competence)
  • contribute to continuity of health care (skill/competence)
  • deal with emergency care situations (skill/competence)
  • develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship (skill/competence)
  • educate on the prevention of illness (skill/competence)
  • empathise with the healthcare user (skill/competence)
  • ensure safety of healthcare users (skill/competence)
  • follow clinical guidelines (skill/competence)
  • health care legislation (knowledge)
  • health care system (knowledge)
  • health records management (knowledge)
  • inform policy makers on health-related challenges (skill/competence)
  • interact with healthcare users (skill/competence)
  • maintain healthcare user data confidentiality (skill/competence)
  • maintain treatment records (skill/competence)
  • manage healthcare users' data (skill/competence)
  • medical informatics (knowledge)
  • medical terminology (knowledge)
  • monitor patients' progress related to treatment (skill/competence)
  • multi-professional cooperation in health care (knowledge)
  • operate patients with thoracic diseases (skill/competence)
  • perform reconstructive plastic surgery (skill/competence)
  • process medical insurance claims (skill/competence)
  • professional documentation in health care (knowledge)
  • promote inclusion (skill/competence)
  • provide health education (skill/competence)
  • provide pre-treatment information (skill/competence)
  • provide test results to medical staff (skill/competence)
  • record healthcare users' progress related to treatment (skill/competence)
  • respond to changing situations in health care (skill/competence)
  • surgical asepsis (knowledge)
  • techniques of blood-sampling (knowledge)
  • use e-health and mobile health technologies (skill/competence)
  • work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)
  • work in multidisciplinary health teams (skill/competence)

Optional

  • administer appointments (skill/competence)
  • analyse X-ray imagery (skill/competence)
  • assist patients with special needs (skill/competence)
  • assist with hemostasis (skill/competence)
  • clinical reports (knowledge)
  • collect biological samples from patients (skill/competence)
  • conduct polysomnography (skill/competence)
  • customer service (knowledge)
  • e-procurement (knowledge)
  • offer advice on diet-related concerns (skill/competence)
  • perform procurement processes (skill/competence)
  • perform venepuncture procedures (skill/competence)
  • radiological procedures (knowledge)
  • record healthcare users' billing information (skill/competence)
  • spine surgery (knowledge)
  • supervise medical office support workers (skill/competence)
  • take blood samples (skill/competence)
  • use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
  • use venepuncture procedure equipment (skill/competence)
  • wound closure techniques (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 52 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • vital signs measurement — 52 %
  • phlebotomy — 33 %
  • specimen preparation — 23 %
  • medication administration — 19 %

Responsibilities

  • patient preparation — 23 %
  • appointment scheduling — 19 %