Outpatient Surgery Center

RN1263 · Oct 23, 2006

i hope you get some replies???

i'm a senior r.n. student and i don't know what the heck i'm going to get into when i'm done, but i'm browsing different areas, so that after i do a year med-surg (probably) i can go into something else.

anyway, yep there aren't alot of SDS openings in my area either & that must mean there's not a high turn over rate....which is very good! well, hope it works out for you, good luck!

ORSmurf · Oct 29, 2006

i hope you get some replies???
i'm a senior r.n. student and i don't know what the heck i'm going to get into when i'm done, but i'm browsing different areas, so that after i do a year med-surg (probably) i can go into something else.
anyway, yep there aren't alot of SDS openings in my area either & that must mean there's not a high turn over rate....which is very good! well, hope it works out for you, good luck!

Hey - thanks for responding. Congrats on nearing the end of your nursing program! Good luck to you as well :)

DutchgirlRN, ASN, RN · Oct 30, 2006

I have several friends who work at an Outpatient Surgery Center and they love it. Great hours!

RNKPCE · Jan 8, 2007

I have worked in bedside nursing for over 15yrs. I am now per diem at the hospital and have been working per diem at a surgery center for 4 years. The work is very different at the surgery center. I get paid quite a bit less but it is a lot less stressful. The company I work for is very good to their staff. As I get older I may decide to leave the hospital all together and now I have my foot in the door somewhere else.

carebearRN · Jan 18, 2007

Hi there! I started working at an outpatient/pain management center last summer as a per diem RN. I still work at a hospital per diem as well. Let me tell ya, they are complete opposites. I would love to eventually get a full time position in an outpatient facility. There is barely any stress, no weekends/holidays, hours do vary based on how many surgeries that day. It is pretty routine where I work and a lot of the charting is basically the same on all patients. The only meds I pass are pain meds, orders are all the same depending on what type of surgery, and there is no chaos!! I don't get nervous going to work cause I know what to expect. I work in the recovery room where pts go home w/in 1-1.5 hours. It's great! And yes, they are hard to get into, but take the per diem position! Any questions, let me know!

RB11909 · Feb 3, 2007

I have also thought about outpatient type of nursing rather than just the basic floor nursing that the majority of nurses do (at least that's what I think of). Congratuatlions by the way!

ORSmurf · Apr 28, 2007

I've been working at the surgery center per diem for about 6 months and they just offered me a full time spot! It's been a really great change for me. I still miss my "family" at the hospital where I had been working, but all the staff and surgeons at the surgery center have been fantastic. I feel so blessed to be there and I will tell you, I do not miss being on call!! The pay is not as good as the hospital, but you just can't beat the hours - no holidays, nights or weekends. It's also a very pleasant atmosphere. I think it's a good trade off.

t.adamson · Jun 18, 2011

I just got a job offer at New Gulfcoast Surgery Center in Mississippi:) I'm very nervous. Also, truly sad to be leaving my nursing family here at Washington State Dept. of Corrections. All I did was cry when I had to turn in my resignation notice. But the thing is that I have to be with my husband down in MS due to him being active duty I really don't know when he'll deploy so that was the main reason for me leaving... To be with my husband.

BusyMomRN · Jun 30, 2011

ORSmurf, congratulations on getting full-time position and finding a new "happy place"!

t.adamson, I hope your move is going well, the life of a military spouse isn't easy but it can be rich in friends and new experiences.