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    Hello ladies, I've been away from camming fir a few months. Im about to return and also go to school to get my surgical tech diploma/degree.


    If some of you dont know, surgical techs basically hand the necessary instruments to surgeons. Eventually, I want to become a First Assist. I love the OR.

    Surg techs are not licensed and depending on the employer, you dont have to be certified. Just wondering if camming would kind of mess things up, you know?

    I've heard about teachers, nurses, jobs that require you to work with the elderly& kids, etc etc.

    Any experiences? ¢0.02? thanks sexies

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    ^^^ if there isn't any state professional licensing requirement, then there won't be any 'in depth' background check by a state professional licensing agency. I don't know enough specifics about your 'certification' process, but if this only involves academic credentials there shouldn't be any additional background check. Thus in the best case, you'd probably only be looking at a background check being performed directly by a prospective employer.

    In terms of general speculation, if you will ONLY be dealng with a direct employer background check, odds are that your tax history ( thus 1099's from 'adult businesses' ) will not be looked at in detail. The 'giveaway' for this will be an employer request that you complete a 4506 IRS 'disclosure' form. If no such 4506 form is asked for, then the extent of the direct employer background check will probably be limited to checking your state's 'criminal record' database, checking your credit agency reports etc. Assuming that you've never been busted, the greatest risk in this scenario is a credit report showing an 'adult business' as your 'employer'. However, it is fairly easy to check your own credit report contents, and to 'dispute' any 'adult business' being listed as your 'employer'.

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    Thank you Melonie, I enjoy reading your posts. And to become certified, you must take an academic exam. Havent heard of a background check regarding that and hopefully I wont.

    I will check my credit report, disputing is a great idea. im going to do more research regarding my state (WI)...Thank you

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    also, you should check on FUTURE requirements not just present ones. It's entirely possible that, by the time you complete your college courses, 'unlicensed' employment as a Surgical Tech might no longer be allowed !!! This is the 'risk' involved with any profession that requires the investment of several years worth of study and many thousands of dollars in tuition yet not knowing for sure what exact requirements will be required to work in that professional field 2-4 years down the road when you graduate !

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    I have a bazillion adult work positions hiding in my past. I have a CNA and an RN lisence. For both of those lisencing boards, all I had to do was show my academic records, pass state lisencure exams and sign some papers about not killing people and observing HIPPA laws. I've also had to re-lisence every time I've moved. It's been the same process each time.

    In my experience, the place where ladies like us will run into trouble is directly with the employer. The state boards are responsible for making sure you had a decent education and pass your test. They do not check your credit. Some do a criminal background check, but I've never heard of one doing an SS trace. They have very specific reasons for denying someone a lisence. Legal, exotic dancing is not on that list. They do have a "moral" character clause, but they are more concerned with plagurism, stealing drugs, HIPPA, having sex with patients, etc... Most state boards have open records for why they refused a lisence or took one a way. Try to find one that lists stripping as a reason. I tried and happily I failed.

    Hospitals often WILL do credit checks, SS traces and criminal background checks. I've run my credit reports... I also had my aunt, who works for HR at a hospital run all my stuff. I'm lucky that not much shows up. Many of the clubs I worked at had me sign 1099s, but I didn't ever get anything I had to pay on them because I NEVER let my customers use credit card machines for dances. I know if the club gives me that $, then there would be a paper trail and I'd have to pay taxes on that. But I was honestly surprised that more didn't show up on my credit check. Maybe Melonie can explain that b/c I don't really get it. I did have some stuff show up from a porn company that I used to be a make-up artist at. On my credit report it has a really innocuous name. And even when I google that name, it's kinda hard to figure out it's a porno place. My biggest concern are my Vegas lisences and work cards. Those could possibly show up on an SS trace. But, I'm just going to claim I was cocktailing or whatever. My aunt didn't run the SS portion of my check b/c it's really expensive to do that and I wasn't actually applying for a position at her hospital. She was just helping me out.

    And Melonies right about the lisence stuff for surg tech. Make sure your program is accredited and all that b/c you may eventually need a lisence. Although sometimes if you are already working, it's possible you could be "grandfathered" in, if the regs change in your area (and you stay in your area). Still, it's better to make sure that you are able to get lisenced, if you need to. The surg techs where I work have lisences... But every state is different. In MT you could deliver babies without ever graduating high school until 2009. You could just become a midwife by taking an online class and observing a few births. The ladies who did that did NOT get grandfathered into midwifery when the regs changed. Now they have to go do some serious schooling or change careers.

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    See if your school meets the requirements of the SBSTSA. If it does,
    You should be good. If it doesn't, you might want to find a new school, especially if you wanna work in a hospital setting and first assist.

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    Opps. NBSTSA, I meant.

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    Thanks for the reply and info. My school is most def accredited. I highly doubt surg techs in my state will need licenses though. I've even called a few employers asking about requirements. As i've said before, I may not even need to be certified. It all depends. After I graduate, I want to start out at a hospital but after that, I want to work in a surgery center or for a private surgeon.

    And its crazy how if differs from state to state. Idk if its everywhere, but u dont need a HSD or even a GED to become a CNA here lol I was shocked.

    Thanks again you two

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    ^^It will probably be easier to work for a private surgeon or at a clinic that isn't associated with a big hospital. The hospitals are cra-cra with the SS traces and credit checks, from my experience. I have a friend whose been an APRN for 5 years after getting her degree from a Ivy League, who just missed out on a job because she has massive student debt and defaulted on one of her loans awhile back (she hasn't missed a payment in the last 4 years). I don't know what the deal is b/c there is a major nurse practitioner shortage in her area. But this giant hospitals have weird policies about stuff....

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    Aw man, thats unfortunate. I would expect the hospitals to be sort of strict but damn, that is weird. Sometimes I think they lie about reasons. Hopefully everything goes smooth once I begin that job search. No, it WILL go smooth..because I said so lol

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    So, I mentioned my aunt works at a hospital. They are short phlebotomist. Like really, really short to the point that they have random lab people going to the ER to draw blood. She works in HR and they won't let her hire any phlebotomist who don't have a credit score of such and such. It's nuts. I don't think it's that intense everywhere. But I do think it's pretty bad. I also think with the Affordable Care Act coming up, hospitals are going to have to chill the fuck out. They are going to need personal when Americans suddenly have access to primary and secondary care.

    Anyway. Yes!! You will get a job! And so will I! We will not have to wear scarlet S's and C's (stripper/cammer) forever!!

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