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I want to be a circulating nurse, it's why I returned to nursing school. I was unable to find a job in the OR when I finished school so I took a telemetry job. I've been on the floor for 2 years and it just not a good fit. It is not where I belong, I...

Yes I love working in the OR. When is your interview? PM me, I'll tell you more about the interview process.

It's such a big hospital they are always hiring for most specialties. This is a link to their job opening's page Careers at Ochsner | Ochsner Health System | New Orleans, LA Good Luck

Our timeouts must be done as close to incision time as possible, after the patient is draped. As far as wound classification we use: clean; clean-contaminated; contaminated; or dirty. A basic lap cole is a clean-contaminated wound, unless the gall bl...

Our hospital is very large and has a hotel attached to it for family members that come from far away can stay, and I can stay there if I'm on call, or if I have to work super late and don't feel it is safe to drive home.

I knew the minute I walked into the OR as a student nurse that's what I wanted to do. I loathed the floor. When I got out of school I tried every thing I could to get into the OR. I had a tough time getting an interview because most of the local hosp...

I'm sure it wouldn't hurt, but where I live (Louisiana) hospitals will NOT hire without experience unless they have a peri op new hire program. However, you may be more likely to get hired on into a periop program with that background. I landed my pe...

I have just started Peri-op 101 at Ochsner Main Campus a month ago. I can't speak to the orientation on the floor, but I have been so pleased with the orientation to surgery. I LOVE my OR job.

I believe that is the point of the extra "per-diem" pay. If you feel the extra pay is not a fair exchange for the inconvenience, we still live in a somewhat free country, find a full time position.

Hey Woopsydaisy, I started a peri-op program 1 month ago and I can definitely relate. Hang in there, I think things will get better. One thing that our nurse educator told us that helped me is that every nurse has their own "system". On nurse will s...

I was recently hired in the OR and doing a periop program. I was happy to see that I'm being taught to, and occasionally will scrub because I'd like to work towards RNFA. I know Scrub techs are cheaper to a hospital and with hospital wallets getting ...

I've always been straight forward and to the point as well, so I understand your issue. Although description of the CABG can show our passion for the OR, I would think of this Essay as a pre- interview. I would talk about qualites i posess that wou...

I finally landed an interview for a surgery position I've been networking for 2 year to get. I'm want this so bad I'm afraid he's going to smell the desperation on me. lol I've been doing med/surg for 2 years but I've wanted to do OR since I first st...

I start June 24th! @Born2CirculateRn Check your inbox, I just sent you a PM

As I have recently posted in another thread I have recently accepted a long wanted OR positions and was wondering the same thing. Thanks for all the great suggestions!!

All my networking paid off. I was offered a position as a circulator!! I start in 3 weeks! Thanks everyone for all your suggestions!

I've been "unofficially" offered the job!!! The manager I interview with told me I was being hired but the official word will come from HR once my references are contacted. I'm so excited I can hardly contain my excitement!!!!!!!! I've been networkin...

You're right Ac caring & sweet RN the waiting is the worst!

I had my interview today and I have a really good feeling about it! I was told I should hear within a week or two. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Ummm, because not everyone wants to be a CRNA

Thanks and 4_Sq & MissM! My stomach is in knots and its still 3 days away.

Thanks guys, yes I plan in researching the company job, etc, I'm a member of AORN and read the magazine to try to learn about the OR, even if some of it seems over my head. I'm practicing interviewing with my husband . Man, as sleepless as these nex...

Thanks Kguil, I appreciate your post, the hospitals here don't have traditional internships, if no one applies for the OR positions with experiance then they will put the new hires through peri-op 101 so I have to just keep applying to jobs posted on...

I've been trying to get on with a teaching hospital for 2 year with no luck. I feel like I've failed. I know I can't give up...but I don't know what else to do.

I would gladly take peri-op 101 but the only way to take that here is to have a hospital hire you and put you through the class. I wish there was a way to specialize in it in school because it truly is unlike floor nursing, but in nursing school we g...