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

VCU Health•Richmond, VA

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 preventing illness and injury, maintaining wellness, and providing comfort. The role delivers and accurately documents direct, age-specific care based on medical orders and an integrated multidisciplinary plan of care. The LPN safely administers prescribed medications and identifies 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 function in other areas according to competency. The LPN gathers case supplies, applies sterile technique, sets up the sterile field, supports timely room turnover, knows instruments and equipment, anticipates the sterile team's needs, and passes instruments to surgeons. The role also handles medications in a sterile environment, performs required counts, manages sharps, and may reprocess instruments and equipment. The LPN works under the direction of an RN or independent practitioner when providing direct patient care, emotional support, and problem-solving, in accordance with applicable hospital, nursing, and unit policies and procedures. Certain matters—including schedule changes, legal issues, care that deviates from the standard, and identification of educational resources—require supervisor approval or guidance. 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 where competency-based nursing care or tasks are assigned. The role includes on-call responsibilities across all three shifts, weekends, and holidays. Shift and on-call rotations and schedules are established by the Director, Nurse Manager, or Clinical Coordinator and may be adjusted to meet unit requirements. Compensation range: $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, for hire.
Virginia LPN licensure in good standing with the Board of Nursing for continued employment.
AHA BLS HCP certification or equivalent for continued employment.
Graduate from a Board of Nursing-approved School of Practical Nursing.
Able to meet the physical demands, including lifting 50–100 lbs., prolonged standing, frequent bending, walking, climbing, reaching, and repetitive motions.
Able to use strong recall, reasoning, problem-solving, hearing, clear speech, legible writing, reading, and logical thinking.
Able to work at a steady to fast pace, manage multiple priorities and frequent, intense customer interactions, tolerate a noisy environment, and adapt to frequent change.
Able to work around potentially hazardous and infectious substances.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Deliver and accurately document direct, age-specific patient care according to medical orders and the multidisciplinary plan of care.
Assist the health care team with illness and injury prevention, wellness maintenance, and patient comfort.
Safely administer prescribed medications and identify incompatibilities or interactions.
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 acceptably and in a timely manner.
Know the instruments and equipment used and anticipate the sterile team's needs.
Pass instruments to surgeons during surgery and invasive procedures.
Handle medications in a sterile environment and perform count procedures according to policy.
Manage sharps and perform reprocessing of instruments and equipment.
Provide care under the direction of an RN or independent practitioner and in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, guidelines, and protocols.
Perform assignments in perioperative operating rooms, procedure rooms, or other units as assigned based on competency.
Take on-call responsibilities across all shifts, weekends, and holidays.