Circulating for New Grads - OKC Area

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Hi,

I'm embarking on my first job hunt a little early, on the advice of a recruiter, but I'm getting a bit confused. I want to start in an OR, and was told this was possible at some-or-other meeting full of recruitment booths and free loot. However, my notes have failed me--I can't remember who said it, where they worked, or, most importantly, if I'd be able to start circulating (honestly, I'm not even sure I thought to ask this). Thinking I could find what I was looking for online, I took to Google, then Taleo. However, when I pull up what appears to be a surgical position, it looks like post-op and mentions caring for multiple patients, I'm assuming at once, which is a bit of a red flag.

Now, I'm not lazy, nor am I afraid of hard work. But I want to work towards getting my RNFA, and the OR is where my heart and soul live. I want to be sure I apply somewhere that will put me into circulation, not stick me in what sounds like PACU when it's not what I applied for. It's not that PACU is terrible or anything--I just want to specialize.

Does anyone have any advice on where to look, who to call, or know of hospitals that do this? I'd originally been looking at ones with a residency or orientation program, because they seemed like a good idea, but working in my field of choice is more important still. Thanks for any help!

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

Many facilities will list their open positions on their websites. Have you tried going to each local facility's website and looking at their open positions? Google (and I have no idea what Taleo is) would probably not be the best options for looking for job postings.

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I have tried looking at a few sites for specific hospitals, but I run into the same thing--nothing specific to OR, or difficult to tell if it's simply a med-surg floor. One listing was for a "surgical floor", but I know the facility, and the wing listed is regular med-surg.

OKC has a whole medical district downtown, with a few different major hospitals, so I don't think it's a simple lack of openings. Taleo seems to be a site similar to Indeed where job listings can be searched; several of the hospital sites' "Careers" pages used it to aggregate results. So far, I haven't run onto any OR position that doesn't ask for at least one year, if not two, of continuous surgical experience.

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Specializes in 8 years Telemetry/Med Surg, 5 years Stepdown/PCU.

Hi I live in Okc. My best advice is to get the surgical experience and then specialize. What if you jump right into circulation and decide you don't like it? Don't close all doors, most of those positions do not take new grads

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Specializes in TICU.

OU (Childrens and Adults) and OK Spine Hospital hire new grads for their ORs. I do not think the bigger facilities in OKC hire new grads for their PACU as you need some type of critical care experience. When do you graduate?

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