Licensed Practical Nurse - Operating Room

Licensed Practical Nurse - Operating Room

Job Category
:
Operating Room

Requisition Number
: LICEN
003110

• Posted :
  August 14, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Operating Room
0.80 - 0.90 FTE, 64 - 72 Hours a Pay Period
Days, Hours between 6:30 am - 3 pm or 8 am - 4:30 pm (Late Stay Requirement)
Weekends:
Weekend Call Rotation
Holidays:
Holiday Call Rotation

* Starting Pay Between $22.66 - $28.32 Based on Experience

* Note:

This is a transitional role. The expectation is for the selected applicant to complete the required Surgical Technologist training within 1 year of employment (online surgical technologist training) and achieve certification as a Surgical Technologist by the National Center for Competency Testing within 1 year of employment. Upon certification they will transition from a LPN role to the Surgical Technologist role.

This transition will include a pay increase and a sign-on bonus

Position Overview:

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is a health care professional who provides specific services in the Surgery Department under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) and Surgeon. The LPN is active in the surgery process and collaborates with the surgical team to deliver quality and safe health care. The LPN has an understanding of the surgical processes in the operating room.

Provides care while meeting physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and educational needs of the patient and family. The LPN collaborates with the surgical team to modify the plan of care based on the needs of the patient and reports changes in the patient’s condition to the RN.

• Keeps updated on current surgical practice, medications, and legal/ethical issues.
• Follows best practice recommendations including but not limited to AORN, AST, Perioperative Guidelines, and organization wide policies and procedures. Works closely with the surgeon while recognizing surgeon preferences and preference card details.
• In coordination with the surgical team, assembles the necessary instruments, supplies and equipment for the surgical procedure. Checks that all equipment is functioning properly before use. Notifies RN of defects, removes defective equipment from the patient care area, labels and documents defect(s) and need for repair in order to maintain a safe environment.
• Practices safe site surgery techniques including but not limited to aseptic technique, time out standard work and stops the line when safety issues or concerns with patient care occur.
• Acts as a scrub personnel during the intra-operative procedure.
• Performs sponge, needle and instrument counts with the RN in accordance to policy/procedure.
• Consults with the RN to make revisions to surgeon preference cards.
• Demonstrates an understanding of surgical procedures. Applies knowledge to set up cases by pre-operative scrubbing, gowning, gloving, instrumentation, sutures, assisting surgeons with gowning and gloving, draping patients, and/or assisting surgeon with draping; intra-operative coordinating, passing of instrumentation, and being alert to the needs of the surgeon, post-operative drape removal from patient, removal of contaminated instruments, and transport to the decontamination room for processing, safe disposal of all sharps, and proper disposal of trash and linen.
• Is constantly vigilant to the safety needs of the patient and takes necessary precautions as warranted.
• Follows recommended infection control/prevention procedures.
• Follows department specific policies, procedures, standard work, and assists in updating the standard work content as needed.
• Understands the procedure being performed and anticipates the needs of the surgeon.
• Has the necessary knowledge and ability to ensure quality patient care during the operative procedure and is constantly on vigil for maintenance of the sterile field.

Department Specific Requirements:

• Cleans and prepares instruments for terminal sterilization.
• Assists other members of team with terminal cleaning of room.
• Assists in prepping room for the next patient.
• Participates in the surgical site and patient verification during the time out procedure.
• Secures tubing, cords, and other sterile…