Anniehow

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  1. Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans

    Yes I love working in the OR. When is your interview? PM me, I'll tell you more about the interview process.
  2. Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans

    It's such a big hospital they are always hiring for most specialties. This is a link to their job opening's page Careers at Ochsner | Ochsner Health System | New Orleans, LA Good Luck
  3. Our timeouts must be done as close to incision time as possible, after the patient is draped. As far as wound classification we use: clean; clean-contaminated; contaminated; or dirty. A basic lap cole is a clean-contaminated wound, unless the gall bl...
  4. OR Sleep Rooms

    Our hospital is very large and has a hotel attached to it for family members that come from far away can stay, and I can stay there if I'm on call, or if I have to work super late and don't feel it is safe to drive home.
  5. Don't Want to be a Floor Nurse

    I knew the minute I walked into the OR as a student nurse that's what I wanted to do. I loathed the floor. When I got out of school I tried every thing I could to get into the OR. I had a tough time getting an interview because most of the local hosp...
  6. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt, but where I live (Louisiana) hospitals will NOT hire without experience unless they have a peri op new hire program. However, you may be more likely to get hired on into a periop program with that background. I landed my pe...
  7. Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans

    I have just started Peri-op 101 at Ochsner Main Campus a month ago. I can't speak to the orientation on the floor, but I have been so pleased with the orientation to surgery. I LOVE my OR job.
  8. Per-diem nurses

    I believe that is the point of the extra "per-diem" pay. If you feel the extra pay is not a fair exchange for the inconvenience, we still live in a somewhat free country, find a full time position.
  9. Struggling/new OR RN.

    Hey Woopsydaisy, I started a peri-op program 1 month ago and I can definitely relate. Hang in there, I think things will get better. One thing that our nurse educator told us that helped me is that every nurse has their own "system". On nurse will s...
  10. Scrubbing

    I was recently hired in the OR and doing a periop program. I was happy to see that I'm being taught to, and occasionally will scrub because I'd like to work towards RNFA. I know Scrub techs are cheaper to a hospital and with hospital wallets getting ...
  11. I've always been straight forward and to the point as well, so I understand your issue. Although description of the CABG can show our passion for the OR, I would think of this Essay as a pre- interview. I would talk about qualites i posess that wou...
  12. New to the operating room!

    I start June 24th! @Born2CirculateRn Check your inbox, I just sent you a PM
  13. New to the operating room!

    As I have recently posted in another thread I have recently accepted a long wanted OR positions and was wondering the same thing. Thanks for all the great suggestions!!
  14. I want to work in the OR

    All my networking paid off. I was offered a position as a circulator!! I start in 3 weeks! Thanks everyone for all your suggestions!
  15. Finally got an interview

    I've been "unofficially" offered the job!!! The manager I interview with told me I was being hired but the official word will come from HR once my references are contacted. I'm so excited I can hardly contain my excitement!!!!!!!! I've been networkin...