Responsibilities
· Evaluate and advise patients on the risk involved with having surgery
· Perform surgical procedures to prevent or correct injury, disease, deformities and patient function while adhering to regulatory and ethical protocols
· Follow established surgical techniques during surgery
· Prescribe preoperative and postoperative treatment and procedures
· Ensure sterility in the operating room, and all equipment and instruments
· Direct and coordinate activities of hospital staff for proper patient care
· Oversee all treatment prior to and post-surgery, and identify associated risks
· Maintain the highest regard for patient dignity and observe the precepts Bill of Rights for patients
· Plan and execute disease/illness prevention and health promotion programs