Pediatrics Heart team at P/SL

[Amagoo]

Hello,

I saw a job posting for a Peds heart team nurse at P/SL. I was wandering about this hospital and this surgical program, any information would help?

I am a surgical tech doing pads and adult hearts in NYC, I have worked in Hearts for 6 years. I really hope when I graduate in May I have apply for this position. I think it would be a perfect fit for me.

Any information would help and do you think that I might get a job since I have experience but I will be a new nurse?

Thanks

Adam

[DamailaRN]

I would think your experience as a surgical tech could be very helpful, especially if you have 6 years in hearts already, but I'm not sure how likely they are to hire a new grad from outside the hospital for the OR program. I believe they generally like to recruit internally, though I can't say that for fact. I am already an employee and was interested in the surgical program and was told you have to go through the PeriOp program (believe it is 8 months long and requires a contract, not positive on that latter part). Once you are finished with the program, you are guaranteed a position in an OR somewhere - either day surgery, main OR, or the RMHC OR - I don't know how much say you get in where you are placed, though I would think your preference would certainly be taken into consideration. You might start by contacting the nurse recruiter at P/SL - his name is Rob Safford, his email is on their webpage, and as far as nurse recruiters go, I would say he is among the very best at providing a speedy response. If nothing else, he may be able to provide you with the name and email of the OR educator to direct your questions to.

As for the hospital itself, I personally feel it is a very good one. I really like my coworkers, and I feel like they try to keep their employees happy where they can. It is a specialty hospital, and while I haven't worked at a lot of others in the area for comparison, I think a large volume of very acute care patients come through. The portion of the hospital that specializes in peds is called The Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, and it's more of a separate wing, but I think the job posting fall under P/SL on the website.

Hope that helps. Best wishes! :)

[Amagoo]

Very helpful, I will be sending Jim an email just to see what he thinks.

What area do you work in?

Thank you for your help.

[DamailaRN]

Yeah, email Rob Safford, I've been very impressed with him.

I work on a med/surg floor.

You're welcome :)