Texas OR internship for new grads???????

moliuchick, RN · Nov 16, 2004

Think about Baylor again... did she tell you that the hospital has a week day crew and a weekend crew? I worked at Baylor WAY back there in the early 80's... actually I worked Mon/Tue/Wed 12 hour shifts.. had the rest of the days off.. loved it and Baylor is an excellant hospital ... very large. However, at that time I was not in the OR.... it was post=op. I have a traveler in my OR now from Baylor... she's a weekend OR manager there. She comes down here to the coast and works for me Tues,Wed,THur, FRid and goes home to work her weekend OR manager shift ( kid at Harvard).. I could ask her any questions you might have...I will ask her about the hours required to be considered full time...I'm curious...... anyway.. Baylor is great... Dallas is great.... I left to get married and have been down on the coast since... I still miss it....

Thank you so much for your information. The lady who I talked to regarding the internship at Baylor is in Irwing. She told me that their hospital in Irwing doesn't now have 12 hr shift for OR nurses. But I guess this is not my biggest concern. All I want to find out is what is the minimium I will have to work if I decide to do their internship there. It will be okay if I can work 64 hr but 80 will be a little bit of a sacrify for me and my family. Do you think that you can ask your traveler nurse about the hours? I just want to know what is their definition of full time in OR. Thanks!

ShirleyM · Nov 16, 2004

I have just talked to a recruiter for OR at Baylor. She said she would love me to go to their upcoming job fair. She said she does hire new grads for OR internship. BUT all internship has to work full time and also commit for 2 years after a year of training as full time.
I am not sure if I want to work full time after the internship. I want to work 64 hours max per pay period. I am wondering if other hospitals have internship that I don't have to commit for full time employment after training?

The only way to know is to contact the hospitals with OR internships. To my knowledge, you are committed to a fulltime contract after the internship. Now, the kind of shift you have after the internship will depend on their need, whether it's 7-3, 11a-7p, 3-11, etc...

karsa · Nov 24, 2004

I am starting at Pitt Memorial Hospital in North Carolina with no experience in the OR. I received a sign on bonus, relocation allowance, etc. I researched this area quite a bit. Duke University does an OR Internship twice a year, so does UNC. Greensboro Moses Cone does also. There are also a couple of Florida hospitals that do also. They require no background in OR prior.

Good luck. I searched for any hospital anywhere in the U.S. that would train me to work in the OR. And I graduated in 1986. They all wanted someone with at least one year training in OR. How does one get the training to be an experienced OR nurse without being given a chance?
But I was also looking for relocation allowance and a hire on bonus, so perhaps that was asking too much

sunnyjohn · Feb 22, 2005

going to Dallas??? go to Parkland....... 'nuff said....