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The Essential Role of Surgical First Assistants: Importance, Career Outlook, and Impact on Patient Care

SpecialtyCare

A Surgical First Assistant (SFA) is a vital member of the surgical team, working closely with surgeons to ensure the success of surgical procedures. Their role encompasses a range of responsibilities, from preoperative preparation to intraoperative assistance and postoperative care.

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Get to Know Your Newly Appointed ARC/STSA and SASA Board Members

ARC/STSA

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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The Crucial Role of Surgical Assistants, RNFAs, and Physician Assistants in Spine Surgeries

Platinum Meidcal Staffing

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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October 2016

RASA Training

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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NON-PHYSICIAN SURGICAL ASSISTANT UTILIZATION AND EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS – Luis F Aragon, CSA, LSA, RSA

NSAA

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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The Importance Of Pre-Cleaning Instruments At Point Of Use (Part II)

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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.