periop course

Can't BELIEVE no one has responded to your inquiry before now. Hopefully you have found the position of your dreams...and have by now accepted that the best O.R. nurses have a strong Critical Care background. There's no better place to test your new wings than tucked under a pair of ICU'ers. They'll appreciate your fresh knowledge and enthusiasm and you'll be grateful for their experience and expertise. Even if you have an OR Tech background, so supposedly would 'fit' right in at most O.R.'s, I'd encourage you to FIRST polish your critical care skills. In fact, many O.R.'s require at least a year of floor experience to apply for any open position. One should know their way around the facility and be comfortable with that hospital's routines well in advance of sequestering themselves behind those O.R. doors. Once there you'll be rather isolated from the rest of the world.

That said and done, check out Beaumont's excellent O.R. orientation. They used to have a program starting in June and used to accept new grads when space permitted. If that fails, try U. of M.'s outstanding Critical Care Certification program. There's none finer. Good Luck to you!

I would also suggest Beaumont RO. I assume that they would take a strong candidate from nursing school, or a new RN... my friend (new grad) is in CPCU and would love to be in with open hearts...she is hoping to be in the OR in about one year.
Good luck - I would just go ahead and apply - the worst they can say is no...

Jenny

Just curious...how long are these periop training courses?