If you are willing to move to Dallas, Texas, Baylor University Medical Center has a 6 month long perioperative internship followed by an orientation to the specialty that you are placed in (they take...
Oh_are_nurse replied to circulatingRN's topic in Operating Room
Not very long...I graduated in June of 2007 and have been in the OR since then. I went through the OR internship at Baylor Dallas and still work there on the Two day alternative weekend shift. I also...
Oh_are_nurse replied to circulatingRN's topic in Operating Room
That sounds about right...I work at two different hospitals as an OR nurse and one pays less and one pays more, but it averages out to be $26/hr. Have you looked at any hospital in
Oh_are_nurse replied to Guest296136's topic in Operating Room
Our OR has a ton of different shifts. The main shifts are 8 hours: day, evening and deep nights. I work 12's on the weekends on a two day alternative shift. This means, work Saturday and Sunday 7p...
Oh_are_nurse replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room
Yup, In fact, I am on it right now! We have two teams (a mixture of RNs and CSTS) and two back up call teams. We also have a liver transplant call team. For hearts and neuro, a call person on that...
Oh_are_nurse replied to nquirngmind's topic in Operating Room
Hi, I started in the OR right out of school and just got out of the 6 month internship in December... I love my job and where I work, but previous post had allot of great questions I wish I had seen...
Oh_are_nurse replied to Apollonia's topic in Operating Room
Hi and congratulations! I was in the same situation just a year ago...I got an offer at a smaller hospital where I actually did a semester OR clinical. I already knew everyone and allot of their...
Hello! (I am a little long winded but here it is....) OK when I say "just out" of the OR internship, I really got out in December and got oriented on deep nights until beginning of March. Well, more...