Campus
Berlin-Buch
Beginning
April 1/October 1
Compensation
by the training provider
Length of time
3 years
Become an active part of the surgical team.
Surgical technical assistants (OTA) ensure that operations run smoothly and, together with the surgeons and the anesthesia team, form the surgical team. The focus of the OTA's tasks is to assist with the preparation, implementation and follow-up of medical diagnostic and therapeutic measures and to provide comprehensive care for patients in these areas of work. The training enables the trainee to carry out certain tasks independently or as part of a collaboration and to work in an interdisciplinary manner with other professional groups. The aim of the training is to learn to be a professional surgical technical assistant in accordance with generally accepted technical, scientific and medical knowledge in order to be able to:
- to provide expert care to patients during their stay in the operating room and functional department, taking into account their physical and psychological situation,
- to independently organize and coordinate the work processes in the functional departments,
- preparing and de-preparing the operating room,
- To prepare operations, including instruments and medical equipment,
- to support the surgical team before, during and after the operation (sterile and non-sterile assistance),
- To demonstrate specialist knowledge in various specialist areas,
- to handle medical devices and materials properly,
- To take responsibility for the implementation of hygienic measures and aseptic working practices,
- to carry out administrative tasks,
- to work in an interdisciplinary manner with other professional groups.
After completing your training, you will be a state-recognized surgical assistant for hospitals, in medical care centers, in outpatient surgical facilities, in endoscopy, in the cardiac catheter laboratory or in the processing unit for medical devices (central sterilization department)