About this role
Perioperative Fellowship for experienced Registered Nurses
The Perioperative Fellowship is a 6 - 9 month specialty training program that Main Line Health offers to train experienced Acute Care Nurses 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. Acceptance into the program requires a full-time transfer to one of the Main Line Health Operating Rooms:
Locations:
Riddle Hospital
Paoli Hospital
Clinical Expectations:
As a Registered Nurse 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, Vascular, Robotics, etc. You will build on basic skills as you follow didactic modules to match your weekly goals. Nurses 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.)
Schedule:
Fulltime, Monday - Friday: 7:00am – 3:30pm
Off-shift rotations occur later in orientation to experience different shifts as well as Buddy-Call
Must live within 30 minutes of Hospital or be willing to stay onsite when on Call.
Your permanent schedule following orientation is TBD, based on campus needs.
Start Date:
Targeting April 2026
Application Process:
- Position will be posted through February 6, 2026
- Qualified applicants will be contacted for an HR interview.
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements:
PA RN license OR a multi-state license verified in one of the approved states through the Nursing Licensure Compact.
Provider BLS (American Heart Assoc/American Red Cross) preferred.
To be considered for the program, at time of application, candidates must have at least one year of recent acute care nursing experience.
** Applicants must have a strong desire to work in the Operating Room; be able to receive constructive feedback; commit to the orientation schedule; handle various smells and sights; and have a sense of humor!
Other facts
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Main Line Health (MLH) is a not-for-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs. At its core are four of the region’s respected acute care hospitals—Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital—as well as one of the nation’s premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital; Mirmont Treatment Center and Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice. MLH also consists of multi-specialty physician networks, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research- non-profit biomedical research organization. It also comprises six outpatient health centers located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, Newtown Square and King of Prussia.
Our employees speak highly of the work environment at Main Line Health. We offer great opportunities for advancement as well as flexible schedules that allow you to balance your personal and professional life.
It is the policy of Main Line Health: to provide Equal Employment Opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer/employee relations without discrimination because of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, political affiliation, military service, relationship status, or other non-merit based factors; to select, develop and promote employees based on the individual’s, qualifications, experience, and job performance; to maintain a working environment free of all forms of discrimination, harassment, and intimidation.
What you'll do
- As a Registered Nurse in the Perioperative Fellowship Program, you will learn both the circulating and scrub role while rotating through various surgical specialties. You will also follow didactic modules and attend in-services and staff meetings.
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