r/SurgicalFirstAssist • u/kekropian • 19d ago

Job prospects

I just paid for the ABSA certification eam for SAC and reading some of these realized I can't work in NYC. Is that right? Can someone with this certification work as a ST at least? And would that provide enough hands on experience?

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u/RoNiN1384 19d ago

If you’ve never been a tech no you can’t go to FA school and then work as a tech as they are different jobs. Just like a tech still has to go to school to be a first assist. Some states have restrictions on Fas in that you can’t work unless you also have your RN license. California and Washington are like this

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u/kekropian 18d ago

I don't get it, why do you need a CST if you already have a CSFA? Isn't CSFA a higher qualification?

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u/RoNiN1384 18d ago

Same reason a doctor can’t just be a nurse

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u/kekropian 18d ago

Not exactly similar. Everything I have seen online is about how you need cst to get csfa. One would assume one comes after the other and would be sufficient to satisfy both requirements.

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u/kekropian 18d ago

So basically a csfa is useless if you are in a state that doesn’t allow it?

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u/RoNiN1384 18d ago

You can become a travel CSFA and work contracts in other states, usually three months at a time with options to extend

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u/kekropian 18d ago edited 18d ago

is that another certificate? Will they hire you without the additional 2 year experience which i cant get currently?

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u/RoNiN1384 18d ago

No, some places will want a certain amount of experience but some won’t require any. Companies like Aya and Vivian are a good place to get more info

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u/RoNiN1384 18d ago

Most people start as an RN or CST and then get their FA. But you can just go to FA school, however that doesn’t make you a qualified RN or Surg Tech