Junebug59

Hi Just got a job at Orange Park Medical Center in Jacksonville FL. Has anyone worked there in the OPERATING ROOM? I was hesitant when accepting the job, due to many openings in the o.r. The pay was comparable @ 41/hr with a 15k bonus up front (with 2 yr commitment). Would like any opinions good or bad. Thanks in advance ?

Thanks everyone for the great responses. I did get the raise (very quickly which was surprising) and also another raise , so pretty satisfied, but would like to get our call pay increased.... Southern states call pay is RIDICULOUSLY LOW

Thanks so much for offering, but I've been working in the O.R. since 1980. I was a tech for 10yrs prior to becoming a RN. I currently work in CVOR. I'm doing a little research on call pay esp for CVOR... and esp in this area. We (my cvor team) are trying to raise our call pay which is 5/hr. Our reason is we have only 1 surgeon and some days we don't work so our paychecks are pathetic, it happens a lot. we sometimes work in the mail o.r. but they don't always need us....

I am doing some research on CALL PAY. Esp CVOR CALL PAY. But would like to hear about General O.R. as well. I am currently working in the panhandle of FL in a CVOR program. We have 1 surgeon, so some days we have no cases and we're on call @ 5 dollars per hr. This doesn't even help our pay on the paycheck. We are trying to increase the call pay to 10 hr to subsidize the loss of money for the days we have no cases. Sometimes we fill in in the Main OR, but they don't always need us. How much are you making for CALL PAY AND WHERE IN THE U.S. ARE YOU? Thanks for any info!

I found out my hospital (HCA) is paying nurses with the same experience and less, 1.16 more per hour. If this were you, what would you do? I sent an email to HR asking what they were paying (to confirm) nurses with my experience and she literally sent back a generic email, dancing around the subject without answering the question. So I had a friend of mine with the same experience to apply for the same job I have and she was quoted 1.16 more per hr. I saw the email (which came from hca corporate) confirming MY HOSPITAL is starting nurses out with my exp, 1.16 more per hr..... I just want to hear from others and their opinions on how they would handle it and advice. thanks in advance, you guys!!

RN1.618, RN is correct. It's a whole different world other than nursing in other areas where school or other depts can prepare you. As RN1.618 said, give it about 2 yrs to truly comfortable where you can anticipate needs of the O.R. team. Doing many different cases, many start to specialize, like being mainly with Neuro cases or Ortho cases. I'm in CVOR and love it. I have 4 decades of O.R. exp. Would never change it, I'd do it again.

Over the course of 4 decades of working in the o.r., I have never seen a burn from a bovie pad. I've always been taught that it isn't the metal in the area that can cause problems, but the scar tissue caused by the implantation of said metal. Scar tissue is not conductive due to less "water" in the tissues....

Hi and congrats! Many hospitals have the Star Programs for New Nursing Grads. They will train you to work in the dept you've been hired for. I believe most have you sign a contract also. Call your nearby hospitals and inquire. *this thread is for the topic on bovies. start a new thread and you'll have more responses.*

We use the Megadyne Gel Pad, so no bovie pads for us any longer.... TTL

Hi I work at a hospital on the FL panhandle. Anyone here work in this area? I'm curious what people are making with over 12 yrs experience in the O.R. Thanks!

5/hr call pay, 10/hr CVOR PAY added to 36/hr base pay

yes. The wife is our Team Leader and she has caused 3 really good cvor employees to leave and I may be #4. she has her pets which of course her hubbie is one.... She's a passive aggressive bully.... needs to go! these employees have left within 12 mos

Thanks so much! yep, I sent an anonymous email to find out ?

Thank you for your response!

How's it going? Did you leave the CVOR team? Can I ask the reasons? I'm considering leaving my CVOR team due to the Team Leader..... would love to hear your experiences and outcomes. thanks!! stay safe

I have been on the CVOR team for a little over a year now. I came to the team with 40 yrs General O.R. experience scrubbing and circulating, past team leader with Neuro, Urology, Plastics, Maxillofacial. ( I was a cst for 10yrs prior to nursing degree). So, basically, I just needed orientation to the surgeries performed. Didn't take me long to acclimate. With that being said, I (imho) bring a lot to the team which was struggling when I came on board. In the last year, the team leader has continually harassed me passively aggressively. I have lots of notes of dates and incidences to bring to the manager should I need to. She is also married to one of our RNFA's (which I think is wrong to be together in the same room). She has managed to run off 3 great employees in the last year. If I choose to leave, it'll be 4. How is Management not seeing this? I have a meeting with my O.R. Director (who is her direct boss). I am so sick of the drama this woman causes. She is a backstabber, constantly points out little flaws during the case and makes sure to loudly express them in front of the surgeon so you look bad. OH I FORGOT TO MENTION: She scrubs 50% of all cases because she ran off the best CVOR tech I've ever worked with right after I started. Then she ran off another 2 more nurses due to her passive aggressive bullying.... PLEASE HELP. Need advice on how to handle this situation. I really don't want to go back to the MAIN O.R. but I'm starting to think it's the only way. Thanks in advance!

Hi All! Hope you are staying safe during this crisis. I have a question. We have a Husband & Wife that work on our CVOR team. The wife is the Team Leader (more about that in another post) & sometimes her husband is on her team that day. I work for HCA. Isn't this against policy??

i just finished a 5 yr contract with IPN last week! yay. i've been working in a HCA facility for the last 3.4 yrs while i was in iPN. this hosp is ipn friendly. they have hired 4 of us. i was the last to finish the program. we all finished w/o problems or relapses. ipn has been nothing but professional and kind to me. i have heard other's horror stories, but i never had any issues. i put myself in the situation and ipn was there to keep me from losing my license and for that i am grateful. i did what i was suppose to when i was suppose to and sailed through it. i had dui's was the reason i had to go into ipn

i so agree with you berdeenbird!!! it's like we are in the middle of the town square in the dark ages with our heads in the headlock for all of the village to shame and throw rotten food at....

yep, so true.... i will probably be putting in my notice soon

lol, mind my business???? I DO KNOW SHE DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT SHE'S DOING! it's my BUSINESS when I'm in charge and this nurse can't pull her load. so, yeah, it's my business. and i'm not going to "demand" a raise, but will point out this nurse was in violation of not logging off correctly.

a couple of weeks ago i logged on to my computer in the o.r. we've been having i.t. issues with our computers not logging us out correctly and when the next person logs on, it will log you in under the prior nurse's profile. so this happened to me. i was looking under my paycheck tab to check my PTO balance and noticed it all looked wrong. then i noticed the pay rate and other features and definitely knew i was in the wrong account. but, i can't unring the bell. i saw that a new nurse we just hired is making 4.31 dollars more per hr than me. we have the same experience and i've been working here 3.2 yrs longer than her. she's been here a month. I AM LIVID. i WISH i had never seen it. i can't keep thinking about it and now i want to demand a raise or leave. could i be fired for knowing this? i was a travel nurse for 16 yrs prior to taking this staff job. so now, i'm considering going back to o.r. traveling except now i've bought a house, have 3 dogs and 2 cats. but there are local cities near by that have travelers. i've inquired about a job in a town an hour from me working 4 10's which i love, but the best part is i'll be making 13 dollars more per hr. so............ do i keep the staff job knowing i'm making less or do i take on traveling again, with jobs ending in 13 weeks and all the uncertainty that comes with traveling. btw, i'm single no kids late 50's... sorry for the long post. if anyone has been in similar situations and has input, much appreciated!

Oh yay! you're out! i have 2.5 mos left.... SO FREAKING READY!

I have 2 mos to go out of a 5 yr contract. Nothing has changed except i got an extra UDS last month totaling 3 for Nov

I saw your other post where you had a positive UDS. that's probably why