Graduate Nurse, Registered Nurse – Operating Room Internship

St. Luke's University Health Network

. Participate in a full-time, competency-based Operating Room RN Internship .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeEaston • Pennsylvania • United StatesEntry LevelWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates nursing care competencies including assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, evaluation, and documentation in an operating room setting. Holds a current RN license and BLS certification, with the ability to provide age-appropriate communication and care across the lifespan.

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Registered Nurse LicenseBLS CertificationAORN Perioperative 101 CurriculumPatient Care AssessmentOperating Room Experience

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Hard Skills

Nursing CarePatient AssessmentClinical DocumentationGrowth and Development KnowledgeAge-Appropriate CommunicationSimulation TrainingClinical PreceptorshipCirculating RoleScrub RolePatient Transport

Soft Skills

Team CollaborationConfidentiality MaintenanceService Excellence Standards

Certifications & Qualifications

BLS Certification

Industry Keywords

Operating RoomNursing InternshipPatient CareClinical ObservationsAttendance PoliciesDress-Code Policies

Tech Stack

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Spring

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Participate in a full-time, competency-based Operating Room RN Internship
Complete seminars, workshops, supervised hands-on training, simulation, and clinical observations
Complete clinical preceptorship and AORN Perioperative 101 core curriculum
Become oriented to circulating and scrub roles
Practice nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, evaluation, and documentation
Work cooperatively with ancillary, nursing, and other patient-team personnel
Maintain confidentiality and properly release information
Demonstrate St. Luke’s Service Excellence Standards with internal and external customers
Comply with network and departmental attendance and dress-code policies
Demonstrate competency in assessment, treatment range, growth and development knowledge, and age-appropriate communication
Upon successful completion, care for patients across their lifespans in a St. Luke’s Operating Room Department

Requirements

What you’ll need

Nursing students with prospective Spring/Summer/Winter graduation dates who will be eligible to sit for NCLEX and obtain licensure before the internship starts
Experienced RNs who have not worked in an operating room setting
Current BLS certification
Registered Nurse with a current license to practice in Pennsylvania or New Jersey for the Warren Campus
Ability to sit up to 2 hours per day and 1 hour at a time
Ability to stand up to 10 hours per day and 8 hours at a time
Ability to walk 6 hours per day and 10 minutes at a time
Ability to consistently lift, carry, and push objects up to 10 lbs
Ability to occasionally lift, carry, and push objects up to 75 lbs
Ability to transport patients weighing up to 500 lbs via wheelchair, bed, and/or stretcher
Ability to frequently stoop, bend, and reach above shoulder level
Ability to perceive object attributes through touch
Ability to hear normal conversation and high and low frequencies
Ability to see general, near, far, color, and peripheral vision
Submit application using full legal name and current home address
Include employment history for the past seven years, including present employer

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-time competency-based internship program tailored to each individual adult learner
Dedicated Education Team
Seminars, workshops, supervised hands-on training, simulation, and clinical observations
Clinical preceptorship
Leadership, team-building, and conflict-management development
AORN Perioperative 101 core curriculum
38.9 continuing education credits (CEs)