Which states employ Surgical Assistants?

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Kelly in Chesapeake, Virginia 49 months ago	I am getting ready to start an SA program in Virginia. I have heard that some states dont employs SA's and I was curious about which states did. - Was this comment helpful? Yes (9) / No Reply - Report abuse
tamodio in Honolulu, Hawaii 47 months ago	To my knowledge, TN, HI, CO, WI, IL, VA, FL, TX, CA(2nd assist only unless you're an RN), MA..... The pay varies quite a bit, you may want to research before relocating. - Was this comment helpful? Yes (2) / No (1) Reply - Report abuse
tamodio in Honolulu, Hawaii 45 months ago	Dennis Marrero in Houston, Texas said: Are there any openings in Hawaii for Surgical Assistants? yes, I know of one at my facility. Queen's Medical Center - Was this comment helpful? Yes (1) / No (1) Reply - Report abuse
JasLyd 44 months ago	tamodio in Honolulu, Hawaii said: To my knowledge, TN, HI, CO, WI, IL, VA, FL, TX, CA(2nd assist only unless you're an RN), MA..... The pay varies quite a bit, you may want to research before relocating. Pretty much all of the states listed above DO employ Surgical assistants. The only one I know of that requires you to be an RN is California. I am a CSA employed in Virginia - Was this comment helpful? Yes (6) / No Reply - Report abuse
Tori in Annapolis, Maryland 44 months ago	tamodio in Honolulu, Hawaii said: To my knowledge, TN, HI, CO, WI, IL, VA, FL, TX, CA(2nd assist only unless you're an RN), MA..... The pay varies quite a bit, you may want to research before relocating. you can 1st assist in VA and the pay is good, also in MD,GA,FL,IL,TX,OH,MA,DE - Was this comment helpful? Yes (6) / No Reply - Report abuse
jergillespie 41 months ago	Does anyone know the status of oregon with SA's? - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
grace marquez in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 40 months ago	jergillespie said: Does anyone know the status of oregon with SA's? you can work as an SA in oregon you do not need to be an RN i worked in Portland a few years back - Was this comment helpful? Yes (2) / No (2) Reply - Report abuse
Craig in Rochester, Michigan 40 months ago	I have a friend in Michigan who works as a surgical assistant, so obviously you can put MI on the list. He is not an RN but probably makes more (or at least the same) as a typical RN. - Was this comment helpful? Yes (1) / No (1) Reply - Report abuse
Craig in Rochester, Michigan 40 months ago	Let me clarify - works as a First Surgical Assistant. - Was this comment helpful? Yes (2) / No Reply - Report abuse
jergillespie in Cincinnati, Ohio 39 months ago	does anyone know if you can practice in Oregon as an SA? - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
jergillespie in Cincinnati, Ohio 39 months ago	sorry for the double post about oregon. I lost track of my posting. Please forgive me. Jeremy - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
jergillespie in Cincinnati, Ohio 39 months ago	Grace, Which hospital did you work at in portland? I am very intersted in moving my family back to the west coast, but I need to know if I will be able to earn a living above and beyond a scrub tech. I have been an assistant for about 5 years and I am currently doing Cardiac. Got any leads? - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Sergio in Guatemala City, Guatemala 33 months ago	Im a surgeon in my country, but I need to move my family to Texas, my Wife and my sons are american citizens, and I need to know about de job SA in Texas, specialty in San Antonio or Houston, Thanks - Was this comment helpful? Yes (1) / No (2) Reply - Report abuse
monica rivera in Orlando, Florida 30 months ago	can any body give me any info how to find SA job in orlando area i have just moved from VA. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
djhughes017 in Fresno, California 30 months ago	Here is a great website that you can visit to find out more information regarding surgical assistants: www.surgicalassistantresource.org. There is also a job board which you can post a resume to free of charge. And to answer this question, all states hire and employ allied health Non-Physician Surgical Assistants. However, the scope is limited and jobs are hard to find in California, and it is even worse in New York. Currently Texas, Illinois, Kentucky, and Washington DC have active legislation for licensure/state registration and insurance reimbursement. Soon, we will see Arizona and Virginia added to that list. - Was this comment helpful? Yes (2) / No Reply - Report abuse
Rodney Jensen Jr in Denver, Colorado 29 months ago	Kaiser Permanente in the Denver Area has 2 fulltime SA positions available right now. Go to KP.ORG and check out the job seekers link. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Galjays@yahoo.com in Virginia Beach, Virginia 29 months ago	JasLyd said: Pretty much all of the states listed above DO employ Surgical assistants. The only one I know of that requires you to be an RN is California. I am a CSA employed in Virginia How are you doing with your Surgical Assistant job in Virginia? - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
ga_sun in Cartersville, Georgia 29 months ago	which school did you attend for SA training? - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Mia Talau in Atlanta, Georgia 29 months ago	There is no school in Georgia for SA training !!! I was looking for it too. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
djhughes017 in Tulare, California 29 months ago	ga_sun in Cartersville, Georgia said: which school did you attend for SA training? Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Mia Talau in Atlanta, Georgia 29 months ago	...this is not in Georgia though - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
djhughes017 in Fresno, California 29 months ago	Mia Talau in Atlanta, Georgia said: ...this is not in Georgia though There are no CAAHEP accredited programs in GA. Meridian is online. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Mia Talau in Atlanta, Georgia 29 months ago	yes, it is Meridian online, but how can you get the training after that ? How do you find the hospitals to accept you for training ? - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
djhughes017 in Rancho Cucamonga, California 29 months ago	Mia Talau in Atlanta, Georgia said: yes, it is Meridian online, but how can you get the training after that ? How do you find the hospitals to accept you for training ? You need to work with your local hospitals (preferrably your employer) to establish a clinical site partnership with the school. Then, you will have to find surgeons in various specialties to sponsor you as your preceptors. This should not be difficult to do in Georgia, but will require some leg-work on your part. But this is necessary in order to get the clinical cases and hands-on training completed. You will also have to plan on spending a week in Nashville in order to attend your lab and take your proctored final exam before being able to start your clinical rotations. You really should contact the shcool directly for more information. www.meridian-institute.com. - Was this comment helpful? Yes (1) / No Reply - Report abuse
Mia Talau in Atlanta, Georgia 29 months ago	Actually I took ACESA ( American Center for Excellence in Surgical Assisting )classes and they did not help me to find the hospitals. As long as your school does not have a contract with certain hospitals to guarantee you that you can take your clinical rotations, I don't think you can convince any hospital by yourself to allow you to do your clinical rotations. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Mia Talau in Atlanta, Georgia 29 months ago	I'm trying very hard to get a hospital for my clinical rotations! - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
djhughes017 in Rancho Cucamonga, California 29 months ago	Mia Talau in Atlanta, Georgia said: Actually I took ACESA ( American Center for Excellence in Surgical Assisting )classes and they did not help me to find the hospitals. As long as your school does not have a contract with certain hospitals to guarantee you that you can take your clinical rotations, I don't think you can convince any hospital by yourself to allow you to do your clinical rotations. Meridian has a great staff that is very helpful. They worked with me and my hospital to facilitate the process. You just need to contact them. They may already have a contract on file with your facility, you just never know. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
ericgrif5 in Denver, Colorado 29 months ago	I know SA' are employed in Denver, CO. I am working on my courses through Meridian and will attend the lab in February. Some hospitals will allow students to log cases but I am finding that surgery centers are a good start as well. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
dsherman in Mount Pleasant, Michigan 28 months ago	Sergio in Guatemala City, Guatemala said: Im a surgeon in my country, but I need to move my family to Texas, my Wife and my sons are american citizens, and I need to know about de job SA in Texas, specialty in San Antonio or Houston, Thanks Did you work as the Orthopdeic Coordinator in Sandusky Ohio? - Was this comment helpful? Yes (1) / No Reply - Report abuse
Sergio in Guatemala City, Guatemala 28 months ago	No, I didnt, I was working like a Surgeon Chief in Social Security Hospital in Guatemala, and a i was did a transplant felow in Monterrey, Mexico, now I am a Director in PUBLIC HEALTH IN Guatemala, but i need to move me to Texas. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Nicholas in Honolulu, Hawaii 27 months ago	Mia Talau in Atlanta, Georgia said: I'm trying very hard to get a hospital for my clinical rotations! Don't give up. There are many facilities that will support educational growth, including... Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting. The program is outstanding and most helpful. And of course, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP). I'll be more than happy to help you with what I can. Good luck. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Paul Taft ST in Placentia, California 26 months ago	Hello! Totally new to 2 things. Surgical Teching and blogs! :-) This is the first blog ive bcome a member of. I just was maybe looking for some advise, im starting school at Concord U in San Diego in August. Its something im very interested in doing and am not sure what the market has to offer. Does anyone know anyone who is a Surgical Tech in San Diego and low lucrative of a market is it? - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Denise in Harvey, Illinois 24 months ago	We are looking to hire Surgical Assistant immediately. You must be within 30 minutes of Mercy Hospital on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois and have your Surgical Assistant license for the State of Illinois or have it in process. This is an on-call position 10 days per month. If you can meet all these criteria please send your resume to kathyschwertfeger@hotmail.com - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Nav in Herndon, Virginia 24 months ago	JasLyd said: Pretty much all of the states listed above DO employ Surgical assistants. The only one I know of that requires you to be an RN is California. I am a CSA employed in Virginia please I want to introduce myself to other surgical assistants (certified) in VA or DC area. I am looking for a job - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No (1) Reply - Report abuse
djhughes017 in Visalia, California 24 months ago	Nav in Herndon, Virginia said: please I want to introduce myself to other surgical assistants (certified) in VA or DC area. I am looking for a job You should join up with the Association of Surgical Assistants. We have many networking opportunities available. One of which is our Face Book page. You can also network by attending our upcoming educational opportunities and the ASA national conference next year. We have many members and contacts within the DC and NOVA area. Also, I know that Sentara is hiring in Southern VA. Good luck to you. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Nav in Herndon, Virginia 24 months ago	Thank you please keep me posted if you see any openings in the dc area and particularly illinois state as I have license in that. Thanks Nav - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Nav in Herndon, Virginia 24 months ago	Kelly in Chesapeake, Virginia said: I am getting ready to start an SA program in Virginia. I have heard that some states dont employs SA's and I was curious about which states did. Kelly I am a SA certified and looking for job openings in virginia. As a matter of fact anywhere I can get. I have illinois state license. please help me if you have any info regarding vacant spots. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Brunetta in Markham, Illinois 24 months ago	We are looking to hire Surgical Assistant immediately. You must be within 30 minutes of Mercy Hospital on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois and have your Surgical Assistant license for the State of Illinois or have it in process. This is an on-call position 10 days per month. If you can meet all these criteria please send your resume to brunettab@hotmail.com - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Lanky Franky, CST in Newton, New Jersey 24 months ago	I'm considering signing up with a Surgical Assistant program, but I'm concerned about the job market... are SA's (or CFAs) being phased out by Surgical Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners? I hope not. Either way, I'm going to have to relocate in order to practice, because RN's can only assist in NJ as far as I know. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
cfh in illinois in Tinley Park, Illinois 19 months ago	trying to find pay scale that is for surgical assistants in Illinois, central area. Our hospital would like to resign to keeping our pay as a surgical tech. We have over 20 yrs experience and are really overworked and underpaid and also are getting very tired of doing all the PAs work on the weekends. Any one out there have any good resource to help us? - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
CFA1 in Kentucky 19 months ago	Pay varies from state to state, and from SA job to SA job. Also, depending on years of experience. I keep track of SA pay all across the country, and found that you'll make more if certified. Also, speciality areas like Ortho, Cardiovascular, and some other areas make more. In the states of Kentucky, Illinois, and Texas you can be "licensed" as well. Nearly all states you can bill insurance companies, but not for Medicare. Bottom line, SA's pay should be above the surgical technologist pay. It's a higher skill level and more responsibility. Cost of living varies from location to location, but I would say, at a minimum, in the state of Illinois, in the central area, you should make at least $34.00-35.00 per hour. If you specialize, or have additional skills like endo vein harvest, you would warrant $40.00 or more an hour. - Was this comment helpful? Yes (2) / No Reply - Report abuse
CFA1 in Kentucky 19 months ago	Pay varies from state to state, and from SA job to SA job. Also, depending on years of experience. I keep track of SA pay all across the country, and found that you'll make more if certified. Also, speciality areas like Ortho, Cardiovascular, and some other areas make more. In the states of Kentucky, Illinois, and Texas you can be "licensed" as well. Nearly all states you can bill insurance companies, but not for Medicare. Bottom line, SA's pay should be above the surgical technologist pay. It's a higher skill level and more responsibility. Cost of living varies from location to location, but I would say, at a minimum, in the state of Illinois, in the central area, you should make at least $34.00-35.00 per hour. If you specialize, or have additional skills like endo vein harvest, you would warrant $40.00 or more an hour. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
CFA1 in Kentucky 19 months ago	cfh in illinois in Tinley Park, Illinois said: trying to find pay scale that is for surgical assistants in Illinois, central area. Our hospital would like to resign to keeping our pay as a surgical tech. We have over 20 yrs experience and are really overworked and underpaid and also are getting very tired of doing all the PAs work on the weekends. Any one out there have any good resource to help us? Pay varies from state to state, and from SA job to SA job. Also, depending on years of experience. I keep track of SA pay all across the country, and found that you'll make more if certified. Also, speciality areas like Ortho, Cardiovascular, and some other areas make more. In the states of Kentucky, Illinois, and Texas you can be "licensed" as well. Nearly all states you can bill insurance companies, but not for Medicare. Bottom line, SA's pay should be above the surgical technologist pay. It's a higher skill level and more responsibility. Cost of living varies from location to location, but I would say, at a minimum, in the state of Illinois, in the central area, you should make at least $34.00-35.00 per hour. If you specialize, or have additional skills like endo vein harvest, you would warrant $40.00 or more an hour. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Rodney Jensen Jr in Denver, Colorado 19 months ago	CFA1 in Kentucky said: Pay varies from state to state, and from SA job to SA job. Also, depending on years of experience. I keep track of SA pay all across the country, and found that you'll make more if certified. Also, speciality areas like Ortho, Cardiovascular, and some other areas make more. In the states of Kentucky, Illinois, and Texas you can be "licensed" as well. Nearly all states you can bill insurance companies, but not for Medicare. Bottom line, SA's pay should be above the surgical technologist pay. It's a higher skill level and more responsibility. Cost of living varies from location to location, but I would say, at a minimum, in the state of Illinois, in the central area, you should make at least $34.00-35.00 per hour. If you specialize, or have additional skills like endo vein harvest, you would warrant $40.00 or more an hour. Could you send me your list of SA salaries that you've compiled? - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
CFA1 in Kentucky 19 months ago	jergillespie in Cincinnati, Ohio said: Grace, Which hospital did you work at in portland? I am very intersted in moving my family back to the west coast, but I need to know if I will be able to earn a living above and beyond a scrub tech. I have been an assistant for about 5 years and I am currently doing Cardiac. Got any leads? Try the hospital in Medford, Oregon. They were looking for a cardiothoracic surgical first assistant. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
jergillespie in Cincinnati, Ohio 19 months ago	Are you currently in Oregon? I will look into hospitals in medford, thanks. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
CFA1 in Kentucky 19 months ago	Rodney Jensen Jr in Denver, Colorado said: Could you send me your list of SA salaries that you've compiled? Like I said earlier, pay varies widly based on experience, speciality, cost of living, particular area, and needs of hospital. If you catch a hospital with a immediate need, you can get more pay. I based these numbers on confidental conversations, and emails with other SA's. These are hourly figures in this list. Some SA's are paid hourly with added on call pay, overtime pay. Some SA's are paid a salary which includes everything. Despite the method of pay, I averaged out the pay into hourly factoring in OT if hourly. Some of the numbers are a year or two old so they could have gone up or down. Hope this helps: STATE SA's Licensed Alabama NA Alaska Arizona 45.25 Arkansas California NA NP, PA, RNFA Colorado 42.75 Connecticut Delaware Florida 31.75 Georgia 32.00 Can not EndoVein Hawaii 45.00 Idaho Illinois 34.00 Yes Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky 40.00 Yes Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan 38.25 Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana 31.00 Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina 33.50 North Dakota Ohio 39.25 Oklahoma Oregon 45.00 Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina 40.00 South Dakota Tennessee 38.00 Texas 44.00 Yes Utah 40.00 Vermont Virginia 32.70 Washington West Virginia NA Wisconsin 36.00 Wyoming 29.00 - Was this comment helpful? Yes (4) / No Reply - Report abuse
CFA1 in Kentucky 19 months ago	jergillespie in Cincinnati, Ohio said: Are you currently in Oregon? I will look into hospitals in medford, thanks. No, not in Oregon. I just looked on their site, and don't see the opening, but email Barbara.Worthington@providence.org and she might be able to help you. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
CFA1 in Kentucky 19 months ago	jergillespie in Cincinnati, Ohio said: Are you currently in Oregon? I will look into hospitals in medford, thanks. I also know of a couple openings in open heart in Arizona, and one in Las Vegas (at least gets you on this side of the country) if interested.... Good Luck! - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Shemuel-Benn Psalms in Tucson, Arizona 16 months ago	Surgical First Assist Tucson Medical Center Tucson Medical Center You can view and apply for this job at: access2.tmcaz.com/psc/hrprd2/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=305415&SiteId=100&PostingSeq=1 I just came accross this. i don't know anything about the position, so contact TMC. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse

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