Operating Room Training Program

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Operating Room Training Program
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What is the Operating Room Training Program?

• The program is a full-time, paid, six-month long
  orientation into the operating room (OR) that
  will focus on both theory and skill with
  supportive instructions, demonstrations and
  clinical experience necessary to actively scrub
  and circulate on a variety of surgical
  procedures.
• Monday through Friday day shift (hours are
  variable depending on the preceptors and surgery
  schedule) during the six-month orientation 40-
  hour per week commitment. (No scheduled time off
  will be granted during the orientation due to the
  intensity of the program.)
• The program offers integrated learning
  experiences of classroom instruction, followed by
  hands-on clinical rotations in the OR department
  where the candidate is hired. Participants are
  exposed to both circulating and scrub roles,
  under the direction of experienced and skilled
  on-site preceptors.
• The program will utilize Association of
  Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Periop 101
  curriculum.

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When is the program offered?

• The OR training program is typically offered
  twice a year in January and June.
• Facility participation varies according to
  staffing needs at the Hancock Surgery Center,
  Indiana Surgery Centers and Community Hospitals
  Surgical Services departments at the time of
  interviews.
• Class size can vary between two and 12 people
  depending upon facility staffing needs.

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Where is the program offered?
Outpatient Surgery Facilities VEI Manages six
outpatient surgery centers. The Indiana Surgery
Centers (ISC) have five locations, one on each of
the Community Health Network campuses and
locations in Noblesville and Kokomo. The Hancock
Surgery Center (HSC) is located on the Hancock
Regional Hospital Campus in Greenfield, Indiana.
Surgeries performed include orthopedic,
gynecologic, ophthalmic, ENT, general, oral,
podiatry, urologic, plastic, endoscopic, micro
and laser.

• ISC North has nine OR suites and averages 45
  cases per day.
• ISC East has six OR suites and averages 45 cases
  per day.

• ISC South has six OR suites and averages 20 cases
  per day.
• ISC Noblesville has four OR suites and averages
  15 cases per day.
• ISC Kokomo has four OR suites one procedure room
  and average 16 cases per day
• HSC has four OR suites and averages 25 cases per
  day

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Where is the program offered?

• Inpatient Surgery Facilities
• Community Health Network has three inpatient
  surgery departments in Indianapolis Community
  Hospital North, Community Hospital East, and
  Community Hospital South.
• Surgeries performed include orthopedic, neuro,
  gynecologic, ophthalmic, ENT, general,
  infertility, oral, podiatry, bariatric, thoracic
  and peripheral vascular.

• Community Hospital North has eight OR suites and
  averages 18 cases per day.
• Community Hospital East has six OR suites and
  averages 15 cases per day.
• Community Hospital South has four OR suites, two
  endoscopy rooms, and averages 16 cases per day.

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What are the requirements for the program?

• Registered nurses with limited or no previous
  surgical experience in the operating room. We
  accept associate's and bachelors degrees from
  NLN or CCNE accredited schools of nursing. A new
  graduate may be interviewed prior to completing
  the NCLEX exam and a contingency offer may be
  extended contingent upon receipt of RN licensure.
  RN licensure must be obtained prior to the start
  date of the program.
• Selected applicants will be hired at one of the
  participating Indiana Surgery Centers, Community
  Hospital Surgical Services departments or the
  Hancock Surgery Center.
• A two-year, signed commitment is required of any
  candidate hired to participate in the program.

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What type of training can you expect during the
program?

• Classroom
• Classroom lectures include - but are not limited
  to - aseptic technique, prepping, gowning,
  gloving, instrument names, suture selection,
  laparoscopic procedures and draping.
• Candidates will attend core circulating and scrub
  classes throughout the six-month program.
• Lectures specific to each surgical department
  will occur at each specific site.

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What type of training can you expect during the
program?

• Clinical Experience
• The hands-on training portion of the program
  occurs at the facility where the candidate is
  hired. This allows for a smooth transition into a
  regular surgery staff member.
• Circulating rotation for 11 weeks at the site
  where the candidate has been hired.
• Scrub rotation for 10 weeks at the site where the
  candidate has been hired.

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What happens when the program is complete?

• Upon successful completion of the six-month long
  orientation, candidates will work as regular
  full-time staff members on surgical teams,
  actively scrubbing and circulating a variety of
  surgical procedures.
• Hours the candidate is hired will vary based on
  department needs but will most likely be,
  Monday-Friday, 5 days/week, 11am-730pm or 4
  days/week 9am-730pm.  Taking call varies from
  facility to facility after the six month
  orientation.
• Due to the intensity and complexity of the
  program, participants need to allow two years to
  fully develop their skills in the operating room.

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The next OR training program will start
April 30, 2012. Positions will be posted online
February 23, 2012 through March 23, 2012. You may
apply online at that time. Thank you for your
continued interest in the program. For more
information, please e-mail a manager.
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