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Most hospital systems follow a new hire orientation schedule that takes place over the course of about 3 weeks of corporate and classroom learning before you start your floor orientation. You will have a general corporate orientation for the first week where you learn a bit about that hospital’s history, their mission statement, HR information such as benefits and paid time off, some team building exercises, etc. The next week or two is usually classroom training and competency for your specific job role(s) which in your case as a dual role Sec/Tech would include learning their EMR charting system, equipment, chart filing and thinning, and as well as how to admit and discharge patients onto the telemetry monitors, recognize basic arrhythmias, print and mount strips, understand the different monitor alarms and how to report them to the RN or HCP, etc. Generally, you will then have an assessment test at the end of the classroom education to see if you are ready to start floor orientation or if you need some more education on telemetry. After all of that is done, you will be paired with a preceptor for about another two weeks, usually on the day shift regardless of the actual shift you will be working because that is when there are more resources available to facilitate your training before you go to your regular shift. Your department educator will meet with you and your preceptor throughout orientation to discuss your progression and then you will be on your own. Being a Sec/Tech is a very busy but rewarding job and you will learn a lot! Be a sponge and absorb everything you can and good luck!

If you are friendly with the Educator, let them know you are interested in working there and that you have applied. ER tends to function as their own entity, so your application can get lost in the thousands the hospital system gets per day, but the ANM or Educator can contact HR to pull your application. Be honest in your interview that you aren’t experienced but are willing to learn! Ultimately the deciding factor in whether or not you are hired comes down to whether or not they feel you are trainable, so let them know that you are and good luck!

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I like the bullets, never had a problem.

I think they wear them because it's hard to count bills when they are sticking together, your hands get dry and you may miscount because you can't get them apart, also to avoid paper cuts. When I had to open boxes to stock at a job, I wore gloves so I wouldn't tear my hands up.

I don't mean it shows no accountability in regards to the internet's judgement, I mean if and when OP has an interview and has to explain themself with this on their record.

Unfortunately, being reluctant to speak about what you did wrong, why it was wrong, and what you have learned from it show no accountability for your actions, whether is was intentional or a mistake, and for this reason you aren't hireable to most employers from an ethical standpoint.

I've worked in Mother/Baby, L&D, Cardiac Step Down/Post Open Heart Progressive Care, and CCU, as well as an Urgent Care that also functioned as a psychiatrist, physical therapist, pain management, and PCP..and hand downs my favorite has been the last 7 years I've been in the ER. I will never go back.

It is well known that most healthcare workers have been fired at least once. Most employers will look past it if you take accountability and tell them what you learned from the experience in your interview.

You may be able to get around an unemployment denial if you resign in this case because you can claim your resignation was because you were being forced to locate to another campus. I may be wrong, but look into the laws in your state.

I agree with the other replies that it may be that you are not part of any clique and don't engage in conversation because that makes you 'not a member of the team' or, as I've heard many a mangager say about a newbie, doesn't fit in with the department culture. I also agree that if it's not what I said above, that there is SOMETHING, some reason no matter how minuscule, that they are trying to push you out for. In my case, I was once fired because I was smarter than them, and this is all too common.

LOLOLOLOL that's how they get a return on their investment in providing the burlap bags, now they get all their employees insurance reimbursement when they are treated for anaphalaxis.

I have a cup of coffee as I'm getting ready for work (putting makeup on, doing my hair), then I bring another 20oz. mug with me to work. For food I make overnight oats before I go to bed (just Cinnamon and sugar or maple brown sugar oatmeal in a container with milk), and it's ready to eat either cold or heated up in the microwave whichever way you prefer. On mornings when I don't have oatmeal, I have a breakfast hot pocket, and when it's a dire situation I will just have a pop tart - note these are all things that are quickly prepared and I can drink or eat them on my way to work. If I'm low on groceries, I just go to Dunkin' and get a breakfast sandwich, hash browns, and coffee.

I think the experience of working as a tech before becoming a nurse is INVALUABLE! Definitely do it if you can, find the nurses that love to teach and mentor others and absorb all of the information you can! You will also gain experience in how to deal with the politics of nursing and hospitals in general.

Thank you so much for saying this!