The Collar360

Doctors' surgery assistant

Other names

surgery assistant, cast assistant, ophthalmic assistant, radiology assistant, orthopedic assistant, surgical assistant, autopsy assistant, doctor's assistant

Doctors and clinical officers

Doctors' surgery assistants support doctors of medicine in medical measures, in performing simple support activities during medical procedures, standardised diagnostic programmes and standardised point-of-care tests, ensuring surgery hygiene, cleaning, disinfecting, sterilising and maintaining medical devices and performing the organisational and administrative tasks required for operating a doctor's surgery under supervision, following the orders of the doctor of medicine.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.

  2. 2

    Clean and sterilise instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.

  3. 3

    Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
assistant en cabinet médical/assistante en cabinet médical
español
auxiliar de enfermería en consulta médica
العربية
مساعد الطبيب في الجراحات / مساعدة الطبيب في الجراحات
português
Assistente de consultório médico
Deutsch
Medizinischer Fachangestellter/Medizinische Fachangestellte
italiano
assistente medico-sanitario/assistente medico-sanitaria

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