Nurse Perioperative Residency Program

This posting is intended for nursing graduates interested in the Perioperative (Operating Room) Residency at Paoli Hospital.

Position: Nurse Perioperative Residency: tentative start date of February/March 2026

Eligibility: All applicants must be a graduate of a Diploma, ASN or BSN program within the last year.

Deadline to apply: August 26, 2025

*Applicants who applied to the general nurse residency requisition and listed the OR as their top choice will also be considered!*

Department: Operating Room

Shift/Hours: 40 hours/week: Monday - Friday: 7:00am - 3:30pm, Off-shift rotations occur later in orientation to experience different shifts as well as Buddy-call

Benefits: Eligible for full time benefit coverage.

Holidays: Rotational (eligible for holiday time).

The Nurse Residency Program is a year-long program designed to ease the transition to practice for the new graduate nurse in their first professional role. Emphasis is given to nursing leadership behaviors, nurse driven outcomes and professional development. The curriculum is designed to enhance the graduates' critical thinking skills and their ability to use outcome data to promote patient safety.

The Perioperative Fellowship is a 6 - 9 month specialty training program that Main Line Health offers to train Nurse Residents to become Operating Room Nurses. This program is facilitated by MLH Operating Room Clinical Nurse Educators and is supported by unit preceptors, coordinators, and managers. As a Nurse Resident in the Perioperative Fellowship Program, you will learn both the circulating and scrub role as you rotate through specialties including: General Surgery, Urology, Orthopedics, Neurology, Plastics, Cardiac, Vascular, Bariatric, Trauma, Robotics, etc. Each week, you will build on basic skills as you follow didactic modules to match your weekly goals. Nurse Residents will also attend in-services and staff meetings. At the end of the course, all participants must sit for the Periop 101 exam. (You may be required to purchase some educational materials, such as a textbook.)

Qualifications

• Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited RN or BSN program within the last 12 months or an upcoming graduate of an accredited RN/ BSN program within the next six months.
• RN (ASN) graduates must be actively enrolled in a BSN program within 6 months of their start date and obtain a BSN within 2 years of their start date.
• Obtained a preferred 3.2 cumulative GPA.

*Applicants who have graduated within the last 12 months from their nursing program and have less than one year nursing experience in a non-acute or acute care setting are welcome to apply.

Required Application Materials

The following documents are required for the application to be considered complete and MUST be attached to your application.

1. Current updated resume
2. Current CPR card
3. Unofficial/Official transcript (transcript MUST include your cumulative GPA). An official transcript will be required if you are offered a position.
4. Clinical narrative (please Click this link to obtain more information regarding the Clinical Narrative)

Posting Instructions for Required Materials

• Please attach all required documents into separate PDF or Word documents and upload with your application when applying.
• Please also make sure that all documents are viewable when sending (documents that are not viewable will not be considered).
• Please attach each separately titled Last name-First name-Document title (example: Smith-John-Resume)

Important Reminders

• Incomplete applications will not be considered .
• While we try to have each candidate interview where they have an interest, nothing is guaranteed and is based on the applicant pool and position availability. Due to the high volume of applications, please refrain from contacting Human Resources to inquire about the status of your application.

Thank you for your interest in Main Line Health's Nurse Residency Program!