ARC/STSA

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The ARC/STSA Board of Directors recently welcomed three new members: Alicia Buck, MS, BAAS, CST; Jeff Feix, LVN, CSFA, CST, FAST; and Antionette Trujillo-Fergus, MBA, CRCST, CST; and new member of the board’s Subcommittee on Accreditation for Surgical Assisting (SASA), Lydell “Dale” Powell, AAS, Th.A., CSFA, CST, to serve on the SASA.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Surgical Assistants, Registered Nurse First Assistants (RNFAs), and Physician Assistants (PAs) are indispensable members of this team. Surgical Assistants: The Surgeon’s Right Hand Surgical Assistants are highly trained professionals who work alongside surgeons to ensure every aspect of the surgery proceeds smoothly.

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NSAA

MAY 17, 2021

Before we go any further, it is worth making a clarification that there is a distinction in role and scope of practice between a surgical technologist and a surgical assistant. ( [link] ).

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Elmed

JANUARY 11, 2022

The purpose of the Standards is to provide an outline that the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) and Certified First Assistant (CSFA) can use to develop and implement policies and procedures for the decontamination of surgical instruments.

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RASA Training

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Dungen, CSFA Program Director Test your surgical terminology knowledge with our monthly crossword puzzle: Download the blank puzzle here! I was already functioning as an experienced first assistant when I started, so for me RASA is a stepping stone to get certified and say I’m legitimate. Think you figured out all the answers?

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