Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Operating Room - Perioperative Services - Days

VCU Health•Richmond, VA

3d•$23 - $36

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet the needs of patients and families. The LPN assists the health care team with illness and injury prevention, wellness maintenance, and comfort. The role delivers and accurately documents direct, age-specific care based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care, and safely administers prescribed medications while identifying incompatibilities or interactions. In the operating room role, the LPN primarily supports surgeries and invasive procedures for patients of all ages in perioperative and procedural areas, and may work in other areas according to competency. The LPN gathers case supplies, practices sterile technique, sets up the sterile field, supports timely room turnaround, knows and uses instruments and equipment, anticipates the sterile team’s needs, passes instruments to surgeons, handles medications in a sterile environment, performs required counts, manages sharps, and reprocesses instruments and equipment. The LPN works under the direction of an RN or independent practitioner in providing direct patient care, emotional support, and problem-solving in accordance with hospital, nursing, and unit policies, procedures, guidelines, and protocols. Supervisor approval or guidance is required for schedule changes, legal issues, care that deviates from standards, and identifying educational resources for development. Duties may involve handling, transporting, accessing, or contacting medications, blood, blood products, and related supplies. Assignments may include all perioperative operating rooms and procedure rooms, including SPU and the Cardiac Cath room, as well as other units for competency-based nursing care or tasks. Schedules, shift rotations, and hours may be adjusted to meet unit requirements. The role includes on-call responsibilities across all three shifts, weekends, and holidays. The compensation range is $23.18–$35.92; actual offers depend on relevant work experience, credentials, and qualifications.

Requirements

Licensure, or eligibility to sit for boards, as an LPN in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in good standing with the Board of Nursing, at hire.
Virginia LPN licensure in good standing with the Board of Nursing and AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent for continued employment.
Graduate of a Board of Nursing-approved School of Practical Nursing.
Ability to meet the physical, mental/sensory, and emotional requirements described, including lifting 50–100 lbs., prolonged standing, frequent bending, walking, climbing, reaching, and repetitive motions.
Ability to work in a steady-to-fast-paced, noisy environment, handle multiple priorities and frequent, intense customer interactions, and adapt to frequent change.
Ability to work around potentially hazardous and infectious substances.
Availability for on-call responsibilities across all three shifts, weekends, and holidays, and for shift rotations and schedule adjustments as needed.

Nice To Haves

Experience as an LPN in an acute care setting or in an OR/procedural area in a scrub role or similar setting.

Responsibilities

Gather appropriate supplies for surgical and procedural cases.
Practice sterile technique and set up the sterile field.
Participate in room turnaround and ensure it is completed in an acceptable and timely manner.
Use knowledge of instruments and equipment used in surgery and invasive procedures.
Anticipate the needs of the sterile team and pass instruments to surgeons during procedures.
Handle medications in a sterile environment and apply knowledge of drugs used in surgery and invasive procedures.
Perform count procedures according to policy and manage sharps.
Reprocess instruments and equipment.
Deliver and accurately document direct, age-specific patient care based on medical orders and a multidisciplinary plan of care.
Safely administer prescribed medications and identify incompatibilities or interactions.
Provide direct patient care, emotional support, and problem-solving under the direction of an RN or independent practitioner.
Perform assigned duties in perioperative operating rooms, procedure rooms, and other units as competency permits.