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Let’s talk about surgical tech organizations, because there are a lot of letters in this career. AST, NBSTSA, NCCT, NCCSA, ASA, NSAA—then you start researching schools and see CAAHEP, ABHES, and ARC/STSA. If you are trying to become a surgical…
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Y’all. I was getting dressed for work, trying to figure out breakfast and get out the door, when a recruiter called me about a possible surgical tech strike assignment. Northern California. Around $70 an hour. A guaranteed 60-hour week. Honey,…
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