COME WORK A 12 HOUR SHIFT W/ ME AT A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA HOSPITAL AS A CERTIFIED SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANT

Thank you so much for being here. On this travel assignment, I am working 3x12s. The days are long and my body is pushed to the max. I work in ortho/trauma which means I get to assist on some pretty gruesome cases. The injuries I have seen range from broken femurs, broken wrists to amputations of the limbs when they cannot be saved.
I have never worked at a facility like this before. I am thankful for this kind of experience and my surgical skills have only gotten better.
I appreciate all the support and here is the link to my meal prep video ➡️ • What I Eat At Work: Su...
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I would be happy to answer your questions and I love to be transparent.
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[@loveleepilot4075]

Please keep the videos coming! I am in a surgical tech program with hopes of becoming a surgical assistant. There are so many surgical tech videos out there in comparison to surgical assisting and I'm hungry for more. Thank you for the video!

[@alejandragalvan2086]

Thank you so much for the support! ❤

[@therealb7156]

Loved it ! just got accepted into my surgical tech program, make more videos please 😭❤️

[@alejandragalvan2086]

Congratulations!! Thank you for watching 🥰

[@moxeev]

I work as an anesthesia assistant (sterile processing tech) and so interesting to see this from another hospital pov! Great video, keep up the great work and stay safe!

[@alejandragalvan2086]

Thank you! And thank you for what you do.

[@moxeev]

@@alejandragalvan2086 💗💗

[@Ashley-og9ti]

I never heard a sterile processing tech be referred to as anesthesia assistant🤔 In searching schools to become a CST I found one that allowed dual certification, but since I missed the deadline I ended up going with another school (that didn't offer dual options); so I'm in a ST program but hope to also get CSPDT

[@Imnati.g]

Let’s get another video like this! This was very interesting! 😊

[@alejandragalvan2086]

Aww thank you! I’ll work on it 😊

[@imthrillz5255]

I hear PAs and NPs are also first assist to the surgeon in the OR. I was not aware of this position, seems like fun, especially the travel aspect.

[@alejandragalvan2086]

Yes that is true. One of the hospitals I worked had NPs and PAs first assist surgeon. In that case, I was just an extra hand. Not a lot of people are aware of what a first assistant is and there are a lot of us!

[@tanzascrubcaps7304]

This is helpful for aspiring surgical technologist. I will share this in my fb page.

[@alejandragalvan2086]

Thank you!

[@Scott-ff2oe]

Thank you!

[@sandiegochocolatefountains]

Great video, thank you so much for sharing. Can I ask you if there is any kind of a time for a typical case? Like is a typical case two hours four hours, etc.?

[@alejandragalvan2086]

It depends on the speciality and the surgeon. I’ve done lap choles that are done in 30 min and I’ve done them where it took 2 hours.

[@geekfreak618]

Had a central dispatch job once at a large medical center. We filled those carts for ya baby! LOL Met some nice OR techs at that place.

[@artsyclinicalguide]

Truly inspiring. Keep it coming

[@alejandragalvan2086]

Thank you!

[@TRAPCHASE]

i’m currently in Surgical Tech school and looking to become a first assistant after. i wanted to ask do you work with one specific physician or can you pretty much jump in any case and play the first assistant role?

[@alejandragalvan2086]

Every hospital I have worked at, I have worked with different surgeons. I am assigned a room at the beginning of the day so that’s where I stay. In other jobs I have had, I have been float which means I give breaks and lunches to the other CSAs.

[@heatherstein9576]

How often do you not get a chance to take your lunch? What do you do if you have to sneeze, cough, blow your nose, or go to the bathroom during a procedure?

[@alejandragalvan2086]

As far as lunches, if the hospital has staff then they try to get everyone for lunch. Sometimes I do have to clock out no lunch because there is no relief. I always go to the bathroom before I scrub in or In between cases! You can sneeze right into your mask and if you have to blow your nose, you can scrub out but it definitely depends on what case you are doing and what surgeon you’re working with 😅

[@tandiw23]

This looks like here at ECU Health (formerly known as Vidant). I’m from this area, & recently just got accepted into a surg tech program.

[@alejandragalvan2086]

It was at Vidant! Congratulations on your acceptance 🎊

[@samanthaleoniemarks6441]

I want to be a surgical tech and eventually move on to surgical assisting, but I barley see any jobs out there for surgical assisting.

[@samanthaleoniemarks6441]

Are you a surgical assistant nurse?

[@alejandragalvan2086]

There’s jobs out there! Trust me 🙂 some states like California may be hard but for the most part I’ve seen jobs available all over the US.

[@nevergoin28]

Great video !

[@alejandragalvan2086]

Thanks for watching!

[@ryanclark2539]

Is CSFA still a position that hospitals are hiring? I’ve seen that a lot use residents or PAs for the jobs… is it the same as CSA?

[@alejandragalvan2086]

Yes! I have been a CSFA for 3 years and traveling for 1 year. Most hospitals do not use us but some still need help in the OR. I don’t particularly do any clinic work, I just work in the operating room.

[@ccoop3774]

Some states don't recognize the First Assist. In SC, you'll see RNs and scrub techs or CST. I also scrubbed and assisted frequently as a RN. If the surgeon has a PA, they usually are the assistant.

[@waseemsajjad5481]

hi, is not first surgical assistant a surgeon. plz help me to understand the surgical tech and first surgical assistant.

[@alejandragalvan2086]

Hello! Surgical techs prepare the operating room before the surgery takes place and get their instruments ready. They pass sterile instruments to the surgeon and first assistant (me) throughout the procedure. A surgical assistant prep and position the patient. We help drape the patient for the surgery, we do more hands on work such as suturing, retracting and exposing the field for the surgeon.

[@waseemsajjad5481]

@@alejandragalvan2086 thank you sis! How can a surgical tech become a surgical assistant??is it possible

[@alejandragalvan2086]

@@waseemsajjad5481 I became a surgical first assistant by attending a first assistant program. There’s a few in the US. Another option is by becoming a surgical tech and attending a surgical assistant program online after one year of being a CST. My program was a year and the online program was also a year.

[@waseemsajjad5481]

@@alejandragalvan2086 is CST permitted to perform any surgery after getting experience

[@waseemsajjad5481]

@@alejandragalvan2086 can you plz tell about the surgical pa,what is surgical pa and steps to become surgical pa from surgical technologist

[@SelfLoveBoost]

how long did you wait before traveling? and did you have to get vaccinated?

[@alejandragalvan2086]

I became certified in 2019 and started traveling in 2021. I already had my Covid vaccine before I started traveling.

[@SelfLoveBoost]

ahhhh ok ty. im looking into this career now but havent gone to school yet. @@alejandragalvan2086

[@Alacran_Vlogs]

Good job hija

[@alejandragalvan2086]

Gracias!

[@lorenal.6003]

How much does a travel surgical tech makes the minimum per hour let’s say ? I’m asking to see if it’s worth it at the end of a hard day .. thank you

[@KC-py5vq]

You can make up to 4K a week, it’s definitely worth it

[@dpaper7962]

@Lorena Become a Cardiovascular Technologist and/or Electrophysiology Technologist! Trust me a sub specialty makes more than a regular scrub tech and starting pay is awesome the national average of $36/hr as a new graduate. As a traveler you can make anywhere from $2,500-$5,000/week per contract. Good luck!

[@alejandragalvan2086]

I can’t speak on the hourly page but if you travel and get paid weekly, easily over $2,000/week from the contracts I have seen. It depends on the specialty and the agency on how much they want to pay.

[@alejandragalvan2086]

@@dpaper7962 I wish I would had CVOR experience. They make good money!

[@QuellArion]

@@dpaper7962 do you become a surgical tech first then a cardiovascular tech as a specialty?

[@blumoon54]

When you travel do you go to different hospitals around the city or do you go out of town. I'm a travel cna ready to start my journey to become a csfa I stay in city

[@neicygraham9068]

Hi, is there a difference between first assist and surgical technician ?

[@alejandragalvan2086]

Yes a surgical assistant is like the second surgeon. We can suture, inject medication, etc and almost anything a surgeon can do. A surgical tech is involved with instrumentation.

[@isabellajimenez7089]

What online surgical assist program did you do?

[@alejandragalvan2086]

I didn’t do an online program. I attended the Mayo Clinic School of Health sciences in Minnesota.

[@blumoon54]

I thought the tech gets rooms ready. You're preparing rooms too?

[@googlyeyez5102]

I’m not understanding your question aren’t you asking the same thing

[@kaifunnibhavi4950]

I'm also a surgical assistant mam how can I join in your country

[@all4honor]

Do i have to be an RN?

[@alejandragalvan2086]

You don’t have to be an RN to be a first assistant

[@wayneferguson5730]

Do you need certificate to became one

[@mariag3470]

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