OR Intern (RN) - Periop 101 - January 2027 Cohort

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

6d • $34 - $55 • Onsite

About The Position

The OR RN Intern begins integrating technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet the needs of patients and families. The position assists the health care team with illness and injury prevention, wellness maintenance, and comfort. The intern provides direction and education and begins to assume unit-level leadership responsibilities. The role delivers and accurately documents direct, age-specific care to patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. The intern safely administers prescribed medications and identifies incompatibilities or interactions.

The internship begins with Monday–Friday, eight-hour day shifts for the first few months. After the internship introduction, the intern transitions to a downtown operating room (Main, CHoR, or Ambulatory) for the clinical portion. Schedules are intended to remain on day shift, but shift rotations may be needed for precepting. The schedule may be four 10-hour or five 8-hour weekday shifts. A week of off-shifts is included to provide exposure to trauma cases. The position may involve work across all three shifts, weekends, and holidays; schedules and rotations are set with the Nurse Manager or Practice Manager and may be adjusted to meet unit requirements.

The intern functions under the direction of an RN in providing patient care, emotional support, nursing in-services, patient conferences, physician rounding, and problem solving, in accordance with hospital, nursing, and unit policies and procedures. Supervisor approval or guidance is required for schedule changes, legal issues, care that deviates from standards, and identifying educational resources for developmental needs.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure in Virginia or RN Applicant designation. An RN Applicant must have filed an application for RN licensure in Virginia or a compact state and may practice in Virginia for no more than 90 days between completing the nursing education program and receiving the result of the first licensing examination; the RN Applicant designation must be used when signing official records.
• Graduate of an accredited RN nursing program.
• Enroll in an accredited Bachelor of Science in Nursing program within 24 months of hire.
• Complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing no later than five years (60 months) from hire.
• Work all three shifts, weekends, and holidays; individual schedules and rotations are established with the Nurse Manager or Practice Manager and may be adjusted to meet unit requirements.
• Able to meet physical requirements including lifting 50–100 lbs., prolonged standing and sitting, frequent bending, walking, climbing, reaching, and repetitive motion.
• Able to meet mental, sensory, and emotional requirements including recall, reasoning, problem solving, hearing, clear speech, legible writing, reading, logical thinking, maintaining a steady pace, frequent and intense customer interactions, working in a noisy environment, and adapting to frequent change.
• Exposure to potentially hazardous and infectious substances.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as an LPN, nursing assistant, or care partner in an acute care setting or as applicable to the area of practice.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited program.

Responsibilities

• Integrate technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet patient and family needs.
• Assist the health care team with prevention of illness and injury, wellness maintenance, and provision of comfort.
• Provide direction and education and begin assuming leadership responsibilities at the unit level.
• Deliver and accurately document direct, age-specific patient care based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.
• Safely administer prescribed medications and identify incompatibilities or interactions.
• Provide patient care and emotional support under the direction of an RN.
• Participate in nursing in-services, patient conferences, physician rounding, and problem solving in accordance with hospital, nursing, and unit policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers

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