CVORscrubRN

CVORscrubRN BSN, RN

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About CVORscrubRN

CVORscrubRN has 12 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in OR.


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  1. Call pay?

    Update to 2013 post: Working for different hospital system now, same area (Indiana), and we are paid $5/hr for call away from hospital; time-and-a-half if called in with a 2-hour minimum. Not sure if previous system has changed their call compensatio...
  2. CVOR Call Pay

    I work in a specialized heart hospital in Indiana, and we are also paid $5/hr on call away from hospital. 2-hour minimum pay if called in; time-and-a-half pay with loss of call stipend while working. As you know working CVOR cases, you’re there more ...
  3. To study or not to study????

    I agree with the above. As far as not studying, only you know how comfortable you are taking tests. You know NCLEX is a different kind of test. If you're OK with that, go for it and get it out of the way. I refused to pay hundreds of dollars extra fo...
  4. What is your Holiday pay like??

    I was surprised by this, too, when I started in healthcare. Must be an industry thing sort of. I used to work in news, and we got paid for the holidays we were lucky enough to not work without it coming out of our PTO ... but our PTO bank didn't accr...
  5. Hey OR Nurses!!! A few questions!!

    Congratulations!!
  6. Hey OR Nurses!!! A few questions!!

    Good luck! I never even considered getting a med-surg job first, and I have not one regret about it.
  7. Hey OR Nurses!!! A few questions!!

    I worked as a student nurse in the OR prior to graduation. The duties are pretty much as the NM stated. You probably won't feel like you are doing many "nursing" duties. When I was a student, I helped check in and verify case carts for the upcoming s...
  8. How many of you both circulate AND scrub?

    We have more nurses than techs at the hospital I work at, too, so we scrub regularly as RNs. If you are interested in scrubbing, you should definitely ask questions about that during interviews at each facility you may work. I think it really depends...
  9. IUPUI Accelerated BSN 2013

    I had a job lined up before graduation, and most of my classmates did as well. I recommend getting a PCI (student nurse) job when you are able to do so. If you want a hospital job anyway. IU Health tends to hire from their PCI pool. It is a good prog...
  10. IUPUI Accelerated BSN 2013

    The program is expensive. I graduated from it in 2011 with about $32,000 in loans. I didn't owe a penny from my first degree, so yeah, when I look at the student loan statement from that program, I'm floored. Glad I made the career change, but wish s...
  11. Moving to Indiana, looking for info on RN pay

    Base pay in Indianapolis hospitals is about $21-$22/hr.
  12. Call pay?

    $2.25/hr on call; time and a half if called in, minimum 3 hours of pay.
  13. Can a registered nurse live comfortably with their salary?

    First, let me say that I respect everything all before me has said about watching credit card debt, staying on track with a budget, putting money away for the future, etc. But the poster wants a Mini. Some people like cars (like myself). There is not...
  14. Where to go from Circulating?

    Excellent question! I can't offer any insight, as I started in the OR as a new grad at 32 years old as well. Once off orientation in a few months, I'll be 33. At our hospital OR we have quite a few nurses in their 40s, 50s, and even 60s, so I know so...
  15. Salary comparison

    Indiana RN, BSN - New grad, 2 mo. $22.30/hr base, hospital