tjjox

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1. OR Nurse or Surgical Tech

   tjjox replied to healthlady's topic in Operating Room

   Ha...not surf tech, surg tech.

2. OR Nurse or Surgical Tech

   tjjox replied to healthlady's topic in Operating Room

   I was a surf tech for many years and went to nursing school...grad in 2010. I miss scrubbing all the time. But I will tell you that being a scrub tech is a lot more physically demanding than the OR nurse side of it. I like Being a nurse, but it's ...

3. Perioperative Internships in Michigan or Colorado

   tjjox replied to Jane1117's topic in Operating Room

   I'm in the greater Detroit area and St. John Providence HCS and Henry Ford HCS both have the Periop 101 programs. Good luck!

4. ER to OR

   tjjox replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Operating Room

   Welcome to the OR!! just remember, all of us contaminate something sooner or later...things happen. You just have to let someone know you did it and fix it. . Have fun and best of luck.

5. Case mgmt vs utilization review

   tjjox replied to tjjox's topic in Case Management

   MBARNBSN, Thank you for the reply! I was an OR Tech for 25 years, and went to nursing school the last couple years. I went into the OR because I do like the OR a lot...but I didn't realize how different being a nurse vs. tech is. I'm still fairly ...

6. Case mgmt vs utilization review

   tjjox posted a topic in Case Management

   Hi! i am an OR nurse that is being considered for both cm and ur. The cm will eventually be a work from home position and the ur is office downtown. Both sound intriguing but would like to know opinions of those who may have switched paths later in...

7. How do you like case management nursing?

   tjjox replied to KaeliF's topic in Case Management

   Hi! i just joined this site. I'm an OR nurse and am looking for a change. I have been looking at case management vs. utilization review. The cm job is for an insurance co with good history and benefits, and you may work from home eventually. Ute ...