Operating Room Registered Nurse - Perioperative Program - Hiring for March/April 2027 Cohort

Valley Health•Winchester, VA

7d•$34 - $49

About The Position

Valley Health is hiring experienced RNs and new graduate nurses for its March/April 2027 cohort of the AORN Perioperative 101 Program at Winchester Medical Center. This approximately seven-month program provides structured orientation, evidence-based education, hands-on learning, and one-on-one mentorship to develop the specialized knowledge, technical skills, and clinical confidence needed for perioperative nursing. Participants who successfully complete the program become members of the surgical services team. The registered professional nurse uses nursing skills to carry out the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation, and time management. The RN provides care to the assigned patient population and contributes to quality communication, teamwork, leadership, professionalism, patient teaching, quality and safety initiatives, and coordination of other health team personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards. The RN must complete annual mandatory competencies and unit-specific competencies, as well as Professional Practice Ladder requirements. These include assuming Charge Nurse responsibility, participating in PI activities and department initiatives, sharing information with the Director/Designee and coworkers, maintaining and submitting an annual portfolio by March 1, soliciting and validating patient/family satisfaction, participating in peer review, and developing educational materials for staff, patients, or families.

Requirements

Associate-level nursing education, including an RN diploma, ASN, or ADN.
Current RN license or eligibility to practice pending licensure as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with either a Nurse Licensure Compact multistate license or a Virginia-only single-state license.
American Heart Association-approved Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
Competency in providing care based on the cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of human growth and development.
Competency in providing patient care utilizing the nursing process.
Reliable means of phone communication with the hospital.
For an RNA beginning employment as an RN I or promoting to RN I from a Valley Health position, the applicable Virginia Board of Nursing Eligibility to Test Letter or interim primary-source verification is required for Virginia or non-Compact-state residents. Residents of Compact states other than Virginia must first obtain a home-state Compact license with multistate privileges before commencing RN employment as an RN I.
New hires must have appropriate American Heart Association certification before completing orientation.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Relevant specialty certification.
Experience as an RN; the program is also open to new graduate nurses.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, evaluation, documentation, and time management.
Provide care to the assigned patient population using the nursing process and considering patients’ cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological stages of development.
Communicate effectively and contribute to teamwork, leadership, and professionalism.
Direct, coordinate, and implement patient teaching, quality and safety initiatives, and activities of other health team personnel.
Complete annual mandatory competencies and unit-specific competencies.
Meet Professional Practice Ladder requirements, including assuming Charge Nurse responsibility, participating in PI activities and department initiatives, and sharing relevant information with the Director/Designee and coworkers.
Maintain a current portfolio and submit it to the Director/Designee annually by March 1.
Routinely solicit and validate patient and family satisfaction.
Participate in unit peer review and develop educational bulletin-board or poster materials for staff, patients, or family members.