[homemom]

You have a LOT of training! Have you ever thought of going to nursing school? If you have, I have a lot of advice. :-)

As for the BLS training, I used to teach CPR! I'd suggest calling your local community college to see if there's a class going on, and/or ask for the names of the instructors--I used to teach private classes for people like yourself who needed it fast (and it never took the whole 8 hrs!)Don't worry about having it done before you apply; just tell them you're working on it--heck, maybe the hospital will offer a class, depending on how they do inservices and orientation.

And of COURSE you should apply! After all, if after the tour and interview, if you don't want to take the job, you don't have to! What do you have to do to be a Surgical Tech? That was one rotation in school I just did NOT like. I did see a heart surgery and it was absolutely fascinating. But being an OR nurse did NOT appeal to me.

Good luck!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Says here the surgical technician provides professional care to surgical patients under direct suprvision of the RN circulator, and assists the surgical team..

This position is in the Cardio-Vascular surgical unit

(I finally got my soup started!)

Ms.B