OR Internship

The Perioperative OR Nurse Internship is a 13-week course to teach registered nurses how to perform the circulating role in the operating room with an introduction to scrubbing skills.  New graduate nurses or experienced RNs new to the OR may apply to the OR internship.  Typically, classes begin each year in late February/early March, in July, and in October if needed.  Positions are posted on the Vanderbilt Job Line several months prior to each class.

**If you are, or will be a new graduate nurse, who has obtained an Associate's Degree in Nursing from an NLN or CCNE accredited and state-approved program, and you have at least one year of half-time employment in the VUMC OR, you may apply to the Perioperative Nurse Internship.  You will follow the same application process as a new graduate nurse, including meeting the application deadline. **

We may offer an Accelerated OR Internship in the Fall for experienced RNs only.  The program length is 10 weeks.  Candidates must have a minimum of two years nursing experience, preferably in ICU or Med Surg.  The class size for accelerated cohorts is between four and eight.

What is it like to be an Operating Room Nurse at VUMC?
Become a Periop OR Nurse at VUMC

 

Apply

  • **All new graduate nurses INCLUDING INTERNAL NEW GRADS must apply through the Nurse Residency Program.**
     

    Winter Cohort starts (February 23, 2026)

    • Application window for internal applicants:  July 7, 2025 to July 14, 2025
    • Application window for external applicants:  July 15, 2025 to August 13, 2025

    Check the Nurse Residency website for more information about future cohorts.

    Contact

    Tracey Fargo, nurse recruitment

    tracey.fargo@vumc.org

    Phone:  (615) 936-2832

     

     

  • Winter Cohort starts (February 23, 2026)

    • Application window:  September 21, 2025 to October 31, 2025

    Interviews will be held for a two-week period starting in November.  Exact interview dates to be determined.

    Contact

    Johna Fort, nurse recruitment

    johna.s.fort@vumc.org

    Phone:  (615) 875-4484