New job!

[GadgetRN71, ASN, RN]

Hi all, just wanted to share some great news-I got a job at a hospital in my area(trauma center) where I will be part of the orthopedic team-they take their own call and do their own scheduling. Part of me is a little scared but I think I need to put on my big girl panties, and suck it up. I think I can get some excellent experience here. I can scrub and circulate basic ortho(gamma nails, omegas, orif's of ankles, wrists etc, bipolars) but have never done trauma. Wish me luck!

[RN Zeke]

Congratulations! You sound so ready for this job!!! Enjoy.

[MamaCheese]

Congratulations

Sounds like an exciting opportunity. When do you start? What kind of orientation will you get? Details, please :)

[GadgetRN71, ASN, RN]

They normally have a perioperative class for those who have no OR experience but I will not be doing this class(they teach the basics, scrubbing, prepping etc), instead I will have a preceptor and will be on orientation for about 3 months. I start 8/6.

[passionate]

Congratulations. Scurb and Circulate? I am soooooooooo jealous. Good luck!!! Have FUN:lol2::biggringi:Melody::biere::smiley_aa:yelclap:

[Diary/Dairy, RN]

Congrats!!!!!!!!

[ewattsjt]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

[IsseyM]

Muchas congrats! Sounds exciting!

[TracyB,RN, RN]

UGHGHGHG!!!!!! I am sooooo jealous!!!

I've been asking to scrub for over a year.

Can you let me know what state you're in?

If they're still hiring, I want to go, too, LOL

I have ortho trauma experience. If you like ortho, you will LOVE IT!!! It's sometimes sad & totally awesome at the same time.

[pamc217]

Hi witchy,

congrats on your new job, I just started 2 weeks ago in a local or in mass. I was offered a great opportunity they are sending me to a perioperative class with labs and clinical for like 4 months. They are paying me an hourly rate to be there. Plus i learn on the floor. I dont think they cut me loose for 6 months to a year. I am a new nurse of 1 year before that i did visiting nurse. Best advice my preceptor told me one day at a time, one minute at a time. I joined AORN and bought the standards and practice book, which is what all ORs use, plus i needed it for class, but my hospital is paying for all that too.

good luck

Pam :welcome:

[GadgetRN71, ASN, RN]

UGHGHGHG!!!!!! I am sooooo jealous!!!

I've been asking to scrub for over a year.

Can you let me know what state you're in?

If they're still hiring, I want to go, too, LOL

I have ortho trauma experience. If you like ortho, you will LOVE IT!!! It's sometimes sad & totally awesome at the same time.

This job that I got is primarily circulating, although I will get to scrub too(to give breaks etc) I have scrub tech experience so I think they like to see that you can do both..I live in Southern New England. The place I worked previously did teach the new OR RNs to scrub and I believe this new one does too, in that periop class I mentioned.