We recruit experienced first assists into permanent cardiac and thoracic surgery roles, including RN first assists (RNFA), certified surgical first assists (CSFA), surgical first assists (SFA), and advanced practice providers who first assist as part of their role. Credentialing requirements, scope, and the mix of assisting versus inpatient work vary by program and by state, so we confirm what your program requires before outreach begins.
We screen for the specific harvesting and case experience a program requires, rather than assuming every candidate covers every case type.
First assist credentialing and scope differ by hospital and by state. We clarify which credentials a program will accept before presenting anyone.
Clinician information is shared with a prospective employer only as part of an agreed submission for a specific opportunity.
RNFA, CSFA, and SFA, along with APPs who first assist within their role. Which of these a program will credential varies by hospital policy and state scope of practice, so we confirm the requirement at intake rather than treating the credentials as interchangeable.
Yes. EVH and radial harvest experience is a common search criterion, and we screen for it directly alongside CABG, valve, thoracic, transplant, and congenital case exposure where a program requires it.
No. Permanent placements only.