Advice for OR position

So you're looking to join the OR team? What you'll want to look for is a facility (and it can be the one where you currently work) that offers a very thorough orientation program- 6-9 months. Because this orientation program is so long, it is often only offered a few times a year, so you may have better luck looking around the times that schools are graduating nursing classes. Make sure when you apply and interview that you also take the time to shadow- this will give you an opportunity to see how the facility and the team works. Pay attention to what the nurse is doing- so many people think they want to work in the OR, but they are so focused on watching the surgery that they are completely unprepared for the reality.