First Assistant in Surgery

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abi in Saint Francisville, Illinois 49 months ago	Do you have to have experience to become a first assistant, or can you just have further schooling? - Was this comment helpful? Yes (10) / No (1) Reply - Report abuse
donnabres in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 49 months ago	abi in Saint Francisville, Illinois said: Do you have to have experience to become a first assistant, or can you just have further schooling? you need experience - Was this comment helpful? Yes (2) / No Reply - Report abuse
dee long in Sacramento, California 46 months ago	JUST GRADUATING FROM SURGICAL TECH SCHOOL,WHAT DO i NEED TO DO TO BECOME A FIRST ASSIST? - Was this comment helpful? Yes (19) / No (4) Reply - Report abuse
dee long in Sacramento, California 46 months ago	WHERE DO i GO TO SCHOOL TO BE A C.F.A.? - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No (1) Reply - Report abuse
Mandylynn in Levittown, New York 46 months ago	dee long in Sacramento, California said: WHERE DO i GO TO SCHOOL TO BE A C.F.A.? california and new york have restrictions that every other state do not have. new york and cali, there is no such thing as CFA.. its a surgical PA which mean 6 years of college (2 years if you already have your 4 yr degree) if you would like to move you have to work as a tech for a couple of years and then apply to a school in another state to become a CFA or CSA - Was this comment helpful? Yes (1) / No Reply - Report abuse
JCM in Port Chester, New York 40 months ago	do you have to be PA-C? to become a first assist in New York? - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No (1) Reply - Report abuse
scrub420years in Marysville, California 32 months ago	If you're a surgical technician in the state of California, you can be a surgical assistant for Kaiser hospitals. I believe all you need is experience but you don't have to get further training, just lots of scrubbing experience. - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
dee kee in Folsom, California 32 months ago	I have trued to get on at Kaiser for a year,I am not giving up.Please.I want to be a first assistant,have already done two yrs. of surgical tech school.When can I meet with you? Dee Kee - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
scrub420years in Olivehurst, California 31 months ago	Dee Kee, It's hard to sign on with Kaiser unless you know someone who works there. Best bet is to keep trying and apply for the kaiser positions that are "on-call" or "per diem". You might not get benefits or full time work but at least you'll get your foot in the door, so when there is an opening, especially an internal opening, you might be able to get the job because they hire according to senority and internal transfers rather than outsiders first. Good luck, keep me posted! - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
calist5yrs in Terrell, Texas 28 months ago	what do u mean apply in another state i have been a scrub tech for 5 yrs i thought u applied if ur a ast member with like 300 something cases - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
PHXsun in Camillus, New York 20 months ago	I moved to New york about 2 years ago and found out when I got here that there are no first assist. my husband and I are thinking of moving again but I didn't want that to happen again, so I was wondering if anyone knew if washington DC or Maryland had first asstist? - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
Butterfly26 in Worcester, Massachusetts 13 months ago	Im going to school for Surgical tech. But I want to do First Assist.. How do you become a First Assist. And do they do it in MA - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No Reply - Report abuse
allgoodfa@aol.com in Fort Worth, Texas 13 months ago	abi in Saint Francisville, Illinois said: Do you have to have experience to become a first assistant, or can you just have further schooling? Please look at my web site: FredTheAssistant.com also, please send me email addresses of other techs I might contact..Thank you - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No (1) Reply - Report abuse
allgoodfa@aol.com in Fort Worth, Texas 13 months ago	dee long in Sacramento, California said: JUST GRADUATING FROM SURGICAL TECH SCHOOL,WHAT DO i NEED TO DO TO BECOME A FIRST ASSIST? Please look at my web site: FredTheAssistant.com also, please send me email addresses of other techs I might contact..Thank you - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No (1) Reply - Report abuse
allgoodfa@aol.com in Fort Worth, Texas 13 months ago	Mandylynn in Levittown, New York said: california and new york have restrictions that every other state do not have. new york and cali, there is no such thing as CFA.. its a surgical PA which mean 6 years of college (2 years if you already have your 4 yr degree) if you would like to move you have to work as a tech for a couple of years and then apply to a school in another state to become a CFA or CSA Please look at my web site: FredTheAssistant.com also, please send me email addresses of other techs I might contact..Thank you - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No (1) Reply - Report abuse
allgoodfa@aol.com in Fort Worth, Texas 13 months ago	JCM in Port Chester, New York said: do you have to be PA-C? to become a first assist in New York? Please look at my web site: FredTheAssistant.com also, please send me email addresses of other techs I might contact..Thank you - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No (1) Reply - Report abuse
allgoodfa@aol.com in Fort Worth, Texas 13 months ago	scrub420years in Marysville, California said: If you're a surgical technician in the state of California, you can be a surgical assistant for Kaiser hospitals. I believe all you need is experience but you don't have to get further training, just lots of scrubbing experience. Please look at my web site: FredTheAssistant.com also, please send me email addresses of other techs I might contact..Thank you - Was this comment helpful? Yes / No (1) Reply - Report abuse

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