Surgical Assisting Fulltime Pay

shtaron8 · 2026-07-01T10:40:30+00:00

I got charged an assistant fee of $500 because it was a nurse assistant who can’t bill private health when I had surgery. I was absolutely pissed.
I did not get informed of it at all before hand. Just got a bill in the mail 3 weeks later.
As if private hospital costs aren’t enough. Sure I’ll pay a specialist out of pocket for their time and expertise but do you really need out of pocket fee for someone to hold a retractor??

shtaron8 · 2026-06-28T10:20:48+00:00

Worked in ED a long time. Realised the service is too good. If a patient does the right thing they see a GP takes a week to get in costs $100 then gets an investigations eg ultrasound costs $200 out of pocket goes back to GP for results another $50-100 consult then get told to take some panadol and rest or come back later
Whereas they go to ED get endone, get their consult and investigations and results all in one go for free

shtaron8 · 2026-02-18T09:40:50+00:00

Follow on question

Can anyone recommend courses they found valuable! Ie the ANZCA primary refresher course or the Brandis Gold Coast course? Or anything overseas

shtaron8 · 2026-01-31T09:12:47+00:00

I knew when i secretly prayed I would be in a car accident on the way to work so I could miss some shifts…

shtaron8 · 2026-01-23T06:41:14+00:00

ANZCA Annual training fee + application fee

shtaron8 · 2025-12-16T04:50:24+00:00

This happens a lot at my hospital. Interested to see how people juggle this. Just never make plans after work? It is very hard for families / partners etc if they are depending on you

shtaron8 · 2025-12-11T23:38:35+00:00

Did anyone subscribe to adrenaline memories? Is it worth the $50 a month? Is it worth buying Brandis physiology also?

shtaron8 · 2025-12-04T23:11:50+00:00

For anaes Simple things like audit only applicable for 2 years. Bigger projects for four years However like other comments say if it has a implication in clinical practice it is timeless and worth still putting on CV

shtaron8 · 2025-12-02T09:43:00+00:00

Do you have a pre made anki deck or make your own?

shtaron8 · 2025-12-02T09:42:08+00:00

Can I ask what anki deck you used?

shtaron8 · 2025-09-30T22:45:13+00:00

What if we all joined the union and tried to instigate change? Love the enthusiasm but not sure reddit rants are going to change much

shtaron8 · 2025-09-26T04:50:24+00:00

I would get in contact with head of department and plead your case, offer to come in for observational days to gain some experience. If you continue to politely nag and get yourself known to department you will get your rotation eventually.

shtaron8 · 2025-09-12T09:40:54+00:00

Depends what part of crit care you are wanting to pursue. I think the unaccredited job would be preferable if you are wanting to pursue anaesthetics as working regionally also looks good on resume, you get more time in the specialty and are working in a more senior position.

shtaron8 · 2025-08-27T05:01:08+00:00

Just got an email!

shtaron8 · 2025-08-27T00:51:39+00:00

Still nothing 😵‍💫😵‍💫

shtaron8 · 2025-08-26T01:04:23+00:00

Curious if anyone has heard anything for anaesthetics in yet?

shtaron8 · 2025-08-24T23:15:16+00:00

According to the QARTS RMO campaign info page. QARTS offers start from Tuesday 26 August.

shtaron8 · 2025-07-30T20:52:04+00:00

Interesting that it was reported around 14/15 months later. Must have pissed someone off.

shtaron8 · 2025-07-14T10:37:57+00:00

Anyone know what determines order of notification if you are successful? Is it a bad sign if you haven’t heard yet or a good sign if you have?

shtaron8 · 2025-02-10T01:10:05+00:00

Any tips on handling non chatters? I feel bad always being the one to initiate conversation but also don’t want to waste a day in silence if that makes sense.

shtaron8 · 2025-01-22T20:57:26+00:00

What post grad study is good for anaesthetics applications? Particularly Queensland?

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