I work in a very busy surgery center where we recover many pain patients(steroid injections), these patients tend to come back often. There is one patient who comes in and immediately starts demanding his Demerol he usually gets in the recovery room...
First off, I feel your pain!!! I just moved to Northern CA and depending where you want to work the job market is tough out here! Do you have a CA RN license yet? They are big on that. Do you have BLS, ACLS and/or PALS? Even if the job you are lookin...
jenlynnrn replied to jenlynnrn's topic in Ambulatory
It's a very tough market right now, wow! The surgery center is Premier SC, they seemed pretty nice and busy so hopefully I will get some hours! Sequoia looks very nice, I drove by it the other day, def would not mind working there!
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Thanks, I actually did find a surgery center to work at per diem. I did send out applications to the Aspen surgery center, what is the sister facility? Is it Sequoia Surgical Pavilion? I only ask bc their applications looked exactly the same :) Tha...
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What surgery center do you work at? I feel like I have literally called every outpatient center within 20 miles of Concord, including GI clinics and eye clinics, nobody is hiring. I am actually looking for per diem work and would def work late if t...
I just relocated to Concord, CA and I am currently looking for job opportunities at any Outpatient Surgery Center, but it's proving to be quite overwhelming. I have about 6 yrs outpatient experience and 4 yrs critical care, any help, leads or encour...
I just started a new job at this ambulatory surgery center, but there is no fentanyl, is this normal. They use demerol and dilaudid, anyone have any info on why these may be better. OH also, in the recovery room nobody uses a stethoscope...ever! I br...
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That is a tough one because most surgeons have their own d/c instructions that they like to be given. Maybe if you have no luck finding a book, just look up each procedure, by understanding the procedure it is easier to understand and give instructi...
I have seen one in my time, it smells like you are cooking something, but then, well we all know where enemas go. M.O.M. enemas are pretty old school but smell great until it comes out:).
If this is what you really want, I say go for it. Emphasize your experience, ACLS is a great one. As you probably know Day surgery PACUs are very fast paced, tell HR you are energetic and ready to work. That is how I landed my job in the Cath Lab,...