sageone

The policy is vague as to who initiates it. Nothing like that is mentioned.

oh and extended orientation-well that sure isn't happening.

OMG-I could have written this. The expectations are so high-I have only worked as a circulator 20 some days with weeks of class work filling the rest of my 3 months since I have been hired. My boss used to be great but now we have 3 circulators leaving (1 already quit) so she doesn't understand why I am not further along. She told me that so and so were much further along at this point than you are. My confidence is gone. The snarky comments make it even worse-we never hire new grads, why did they put you in this dept, you need to be more than book smart to work here, you shouldn't wear clogs and on and on it goes Geez. I am trying so hard. Some of the preceptors are of no help and teach me nothing-they are on their phones ALOT!. I have a meeting this coming week so I wonder how that is going to go. I am determined to stick it out because I really love working in this type of environment but I sure hope they continue to give me a chance. It seems to me though that it's sink or swim.

I was told and I quote "It is the circulator's job to initiate all of the counts."

Can you answer this question for me-my nurse clinician who is training me told me that it is up to me to ask the scrub to count when I see they are starting to close. NOT repeat NOT the scrubs job to say hey we are starting to close -we need to count. I am busy running around circulating so I am not in tune to when they are beginning to close. Help! I have been working with some scrubs that have been to say the least, very condescending and hostile. Please clarify this for me. Thanks for all your tips-I have been reading the links you provided.

Yes I did. Apply everywhere and be open minded and persistent with the HR departments.

I am sure they will open it up soon. They were kind of disorganized when I applied. They called me for an interview for jobs I did not apply for and gave me 2 days notice (I was at school out of state and decided not to pay the high airfare for a job I may or may not get). Then they called me back again for other jobs at locations that I did not even apply for. It was very disappointing. Needless to say I am not working for Emory Healthcare.

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My boss told me they never hire new grads on my unit and that I better step it up or else. I'm working as hard as I can but it is impossible to know everything after only being on my uint 20 some days. From what I knew when I started to what I can do is astounding to me. My orientation is a year program so I feel that she is being extremely unrealistic and just wants me gone. I am terrified I will be let go. Now one of the people that hired me came and gave me "the talk." Please help!

I can honestly tell you that you are not alone. I just started working in the OR and after 23 days as a circulator I am expected to be able to do it all. I never have the same preceptor and the nurse clinician told me Friday that a few of the people I worked with are sick of teaching me. I was told that I better step it up. I am working my tail off and trying to figure it out. There is so much to learn (equipment, positioning, meds, instruments...) and there are only a few surgeries that I have helped with more than once. Everyday it is a new specialty. Now the knit picking has started-why do I wear clogs, your need to do this, you are not doing that, why can't you anticipate and on and on it goes. I am at the end of my rope and feel that I am the hated new girl. I thought that I would post this since I want you to know that you certainly are not alone. Someone told me that nurses eat their young and right now I cannot argue with that.

I just started my OR residency (my 23rd day as a circulator) and I haven't done a lot yet but the expectations are for me to be able to run a room by myself with very little guidance/help. I have been in lots of different cases so it's not that I have just done 1 specialty since I started. I heard that some of my preceptors told my manager that I am not catching on -now I am fearful they will terminate me. How long does it take to "know it"? I am very sad about this and now have no confidence. Is there any advice you can offer me?

I too have been waiting patiently to hear about an interview time and date. I have called and left messages since early last week but no one has ever called me back. I finally got through yesterday after on forever hold and was told everyone was already notified about interview dates and times. They reviewed all my contact information (which they had correct) and said they have no idea why I did not receive any interview confirmation. I asked them how and when it was sent and they told me they do not have that information because it is scattered. (what does that mean?)They also told me that St. Joe's, which was another choice besides midtown, has nothing. I am extremely disappointed in how this whole mess was handled. I wish ALL of you the very best in your interviews and your future with them -obviously for me it is not meant to be.