OR Intern (RN) - Periop 101 - July 2026 Cohort

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

VCU Medical Center in downtown Richmond is the health hub of an amazing community. As the only academic medical center in the region, we offer access to the most advanced treatments and technologies in the area. Our physicians, nurses, and staff are committed to providing exceptional care. We are the only comprehensive Level I trauma center in Virginia verified in adult, pediatric, and burn trauma care. From our very first years to our most recent advancements, we are driven to learn more, dig deeper, teach passionately and never rest. We are inventing better care, one discovery at a time. The OR RN Intern starts integrating technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet the needs of the patient and family. The position assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness and provision of comfort. The role also provides direction, education and begins to assume leadership responsibilities at the unit level; delivers and accurately documents direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. The OR RN Intern safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions. Schedule details The introduction of the internship would be Monday through Friday, 5 8-hour day shifts for the first few months. Upon completion, there is a transition internally to one of the downtown Operating Rooms (Main, CHoR, or Ambulatory). This is the clinical portion and we strive for schedules to remain on day shift, but could be subject to shift rotations as needed for precepting. After those weeks, it can be either 4 10-hour or 5 8-hour M-F day shifts. No weekends. There will be a week where the schedule is all off-shifts so there can be an exposure to trauma cases as well.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure in Virginia or RN Applicant designation.
• RN Applicant position may be occupied only by an eligible candidate who has filed an application for licensure in Virginia or compact state as an RN and may practice nursing in Virginia for a period not to exceed 90 days between completion of the nursing education program and the receipt of the results of the candidate`s first licensing examination.
• R.N. Applicant designation must be used when signing official record (Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Nursing Statues and Regulations, VAC 90-20-190 Licensure by examination).
• Graduate of an accredited RN nursing program
• Enrollment in an accredited Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing program within 24 months of date of hire
• Successful completion of a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing no later than 5 years (or 60 months) from date of hire

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a LPN, nursing assistant or care partner experience in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice
• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from an accredited program

Responsibilities

• Integrating technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet the needs of the patient and family.
• Assisting the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness and provision of comfort.
• Providing direction, education and begins to assume leadership responsibilities at the unit level
• Delivering and accurately documenting direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.
• Safely administering prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern