Retired or Nearing Retirement

20+ Years Perioperative Experience  

Scope of Practice

Role Description 

• Sharing knowledge, experience, expertise, advancing the field of nursing, leadership
• Mentor
• Subject matter expert
• AORN Committee member
• AORN Board member
• AORN Reviewer

Work Setting 

• Surgical clinics
• Labor and delivery
• Hospital
• Operating room
• Ambulatory surgery centers
• Physician's offices
• Military
• Infection control
• Pre or postoperative setting
• Procedural locations (radiology, GI lab, cardiac catheterization lab)
• Sterile Processing
• Perioperative services
• Executive

Required Education / Preparation 

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing
• Current licensure in state
• BLS
• CNOR

Preferred Education / Preparation 

• Member of AORN 
• BLS instructor
• ACLS instructor
• Masters in nursing or related field
• Experience in staffing, budget and resource management
• Increasing level of administrative responsibility with progressive experience in healthcare administration

Professional Development

Career Options 

• Sample resumes and CVs 
• Volunteerism
• Job search 

Education 

• Continuing education 
• Magnet^TM preparation 
• Legislative activities and policy 
• Communication skills
• AORN Journal 
• AORN consultant / subject matter expert
• Authoring 
• Research
• Publishing
• Retirement planning

Resources 

• AORN membership 
• Professional organizations 
• Ambulatory Courses 
• Member Ambassador 
• University programs: master's, doctoral
• Retired Nurses Specialty Assembly