CAPABILITY CARD · Healthcare

The Surgical Assistants capability card.

One link that proves what you do — the work, the tools, the market, and the path to better contracts.

There are 22,270 surgical assistants in the U.S. The ones who win the work a buyer actually budgets for don't hand over a flat PDF — they send a living capability card. Built and maintained by our New Jersey team.

22,270
working nationally
$66,800
Median / year
8
Core duties mapped
$5.1B
Federal market
What your card proves

The work a buyer needs to see at a glance.

A client or contracting officer scanning ten surgical assistants wants fast proof you actually do the work. These are the core duties O*NET ties to your field — your capability card turns them into scannable proof points instead of a wall of text.

Duty 01
Verify the identity of patient or operative site.
Duty 02
Monitor and maintain aseptic technique throughout procedures.
Duty 03
Cover patients with surgical drapes to create and maintain a sterile operative field.
Duty 04
Coordinate or participate in the positioning of patients, using body stabilizing equipment or protective padding to provide appropriate exposure for the procedure or to protect against nerve damage or circulation impairment.
Duty 05
Maintain an unobstructed operative field, using surgical retractors, sponges, or suctioning and irrigating equipment.
Duty 06
Prepare and apply sterile wound dressings.
Where you stand

A real market — compete on proof, not price.

Nationally, 22,270 surgical assistants earn a median of $66,800 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2024). In a market that size, the businesses that win the better work don't lead with the lowest number — they lead with a credible, current capability card. That's exactly what we build.

$66,800
Median pay / year
$32
Median / hour
22,270
Working nationally
Tools that signal you're current

The systems you actually run — on the record.

Listing the software and platforms you work with is a quiet credibility signal buyers notice. These are the hot and in-demand technologies O*NET associates with surgical assistants (★ = flagged hot technology). Your card shows the ones that fit your shop.

MEDITECH software ★Microsoft Excel ★Microsoft Office software ★Microsoft PowerPoint ★
Your expertise, named

The knowledge that makes the work credible.

These are the expertise areas O*NET ranks highest for surgical assistants. On a capability card they read as depth — not buzzwords.

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • English Language
  • Biology
  • Education and Training
  • Computers and Electronics
The government-contracting edge

Where the steady budgets actually are.

Federal agencies obligated $5.1B in Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) contracts in FY2024 (USAspending.gov). When a contracting officer or prime sizes up a small business, a living capability card — cert status, NAICS coverage, SAM registration, core offerings, all current — is exactly what they expect to see. We build yours to land in that lane.

Make yours

One link that does the proving for you.

The P4 Procurement Card is a live capability statement for credentialed small businesses — your work, tools, certs, and offerings on one always-current URL, with a downloadable PDF. $299 setup + $39/month. Premium (NFC + Wallet) and per-prospect Pitch cards too.

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