Registered Nurse - OR Internship **Winter 2027**

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Inc.; Allentown, Northern (Lehigh County, KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) invites Graduate Nurses to join the OR Internship program for Winter 2027. This full-time, 26-week course trains the Graduate Nurse/Registered Nurse in the perioperative role across multiple surgical specialties and campuses.

Interns receive didactic and preceptored clinical experiences, with potential placement in LVHN operating rooms upon successful completion. Apply through the LVHN Graduate Nurse channel.

Qualifications

• Specialized nursing diploma required. Active RN license in Pennsylvania.
• Strong assessment and clinical nursing skills in perioperative settings.

Responsibilities

• Directs and manages care of designated operative patients.
• Perform circulating and scrub functions per perioperative role.
• Collaborate with physicians and interprofessional team to ensure patient safety.

Skills

Operating Room

Nursing Assessment

Team Communication

Education

Nursing Diploma

RN License (PA)

Job description

# Registered Nurse - OR Internship \\*\\*Winter 2027\\*\\*Full-TimeDay ShiftShift DetailsDay Shift, 5x8hr - dayshiftApply NowJob IDwd-JR141828PostedSeptember 11, 2026# Registered Nurse - OR Internship \\*\\*Winter 2027\\*\\*Apply NowSearch More Jobs**Join a team that delivers excellence.**Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is home to nearly 23,000 colleagues who make up our talented, vibrant and diverse workforce.Join our team and experience firsthand what it's like to be part of a healthcare organization that's nationally recognized, forward-thinking and offers plenty of opportunity to do great work.Imagine a career at one of the nation's most advanced health networks.Be part of an exceptional healthcare experience. Join the inspired, passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network, a nationally recognized, forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work.LVHN has been ranked among the \"Best Hospitals\" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Lehigh Valley Hospital- Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best healthcare possible every day.Whether you're considering your next career move or your first, you should consider Lehigh Valley Health Network.\\*\\*\\*Our Next Operating Room Course Will Begin in January 2027\\*\\*\\*The OR RN Internship is a full-time paid 26-week course designed to train the Graduate Nurse/Registered Nurse in the perioperative role in the Operating Room through didactic and preceptored clinical experiences in various surgical specialties and campuses. Responsibilities of the scrub and circulating nurse, basic principles of asepsis, ethical-legal aspects and the preparation, care and application of surgical supplies and equipment will be presented. Interns will have an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills learned in the clinical setting and have the experience and support to successfully complete the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses(AORN) Perioperative 101: A Core Curriculum. Clinical orientation success and departmental needs determine intern placement in a full-time position at a LVHN surgical campus.If you are a Graduate Nurse, please apply at the following link: Graduate Nurse | Lehigh Valley Health Network.**Summary** Directs and manages the care of designated operative patients and performs an ongoing patient assessment, creates and maintains a safe environment, and implements and enforces all policies and procedures. Handles the instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary during the surgical procedure. Develops a plan of perioperative nursing care based on patient assessment including physical, psychosocial, cultural, growth, and development dimensions. **Job Duties*** Assists operating physician with surgical tasks such as homeostasis, suturing and wound exposure as well as patient positioning.* Contributes to the overall care of the patient before, during and after surgery by using technical and mechanical functions.* Performs circulating functions such as monitoring, recording, and communicating patient condition and managing overall nursing care of the patient before, during, and after the procedure.* Performs scrub functions such as the selection and handling of instruments and supplies used during procedure.* Recognizes the need for and initiates collaboration/communication with physicians, interdisciplinary team members, and takes actions to proactively resolve patient needs.* Inspects sterile items for integrity before opening or delivery to the sterile field and verifies the presence and appropriate color change of chemical indicators in all loads.* Collects data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation and analyzes the assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and issues.* Controls environment including temperature, provision of warm blankets, use of warm irrigation fluids, monitoring of the sensory environment, control traffic flow, and adheres to safety and sanitation policies.**Minimum Qualifications*** Specialized Diploma Nursing* Less than 1 year Current operating room experience or completion of perioperative internship program.* Ability to perform assessments and nursing functions as acquired in the basic nursing preparation program.* Ability to plan, review, supervise, and inspect the work of others.* Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.* Minimum ability to circulate surgical procedures* American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania* RN - Licensed Registered Nurse\\_PA - State of Pennsylvania**Preferred Qualifications*** Ability to scrub surgical procedures* CNOR - Certified Nurse Operating Room CCICBPN - State of Pennsylvania**Physical Demands** Lift and carry 40-50 lbs. Examples: Push/pull patients on bed, stretcher (requires 29 lbs. push force), lateral transfers up to 50 lbs. of the patient's weight. Frequent to continuous standing/walking. Patient transporters can walk 8-10 miles per shift. \\*Patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR. Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.