Job Summary The Perioperative Nursing Training Program is a 9-month preceptorship designed to introduce the professional registered nurse to the practice of perioperative nursing. Incorporating didactic instruction and clinical experience, the learner is introduced to the activities and clinical skills necessary to care for the surgical patient throughout their surgical experience. AORN's Perioperative 101 Course is used as a guide to prepare the student as they advance through the program. Specialty-specific clinical experiences will be coordinated and supervised by preceptors chosen by the Perioperative Educators. Throughout the program, learners will function within the scope of practice of the Perioperative Nurse as defined by Reading Hospital. Start Date: February 2025 #READ Qualifications Education Requirements Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing Certification and Licensure BLS Certification PA Registered Nurse License Required Skills Excellent Communications Skills Excellent Interpersonal Skills Other Requirements: Brief letter of interest explaining your interest in the Periop 101 course or becoming an Operating Room Nurse 3 Letters of recommendation (can be from professors, preceptors, current or former managers/supervisors or colleagues) Overview Tower Health, a regional healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University). Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. Additionally, the system provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, TowerDirect ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across its service area. WHY READING HOSPITAL? Reading Hospital is a Center for Bariatric Surgery, total joints, cardiac, DaVinci Robot, ENT, Ortho, GYN, Breast Stereotaxic program Level I Trauma Center caring for 17,000 patients undergoing surgical procedures each year. 24 brand new operating rooms, 6 with hybrid capabilities, including robotic surgery. Advancements in spinal surgery including minimally invasive procedures along with Stealth guided navigation system for brain surgery and shunt placement are found in our ORs. Discover why our hospital is a great place to work—take a virtual tour of our facility here: Reading Hospital Virtual Tour