Staff Nurse - Operating Room - 14-1065487
Location: Ma! ther California
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is currently seeking to employ Staff Nurse - Operating Room - 14-1065487 right now, this career will be placed in California. For detail informations about this career opportunity kindly read the description below. OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
NOTE: Applicant's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and step of the applicant selected.
Utilizes the nursing process
to coordinate, f! acilitate and provide direct patient care to patients
unde! rgoing surgical procedures in the Operating Room (OR).
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.
TRAVEL REQUIRED
Not Required RELOCATION AUTHORIZED
No KEY REQUIREMENTS
Must pass pre-employment examination.
Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
Background and/or Security Investigation required.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English DUTIES:
POSITION SUMMARY:
Utilizes the nursing
process to coordinate, facilitate and provide direct patient care to patients
undergoing surgical procedures in the Operating Room (OR). Responsible for performing scrub and
circulating duties for the following specialties in the OR: general surgery,
plastics, ENT, urology, peripheral vascular, GYN, orthopedic, ophthalmology,
thoracic and podiatry. Responsible for
educating patients and family members. Provides assistance as needed in all !
areas of the Surgical Suite, including the pre-operative preparation of patients
for surgery and the post-operative recovery of patients after surgery. Responsible for the delivery of all aspects
of patient care including procedural sedation and serves as resource to
Surgical Services. Provides after hour
on-call support for emergency surgical cases.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Graduate of an NLN
accredited school of nursing is required. Two (2) years of OR experience current
within the last five (5) years is required. BLS is required. The incumbent must
be certified in ACLS or acquire ACLS certification within 90 days of hire. Procedural
sedation certification highly preferred. Care and preparation of peri-operative
patients required. BSN and specialty certification preferred. OR circulating
experience required and scrub experience highly preferred. Demonstrated abilities in establishment of
priorities and time! management required. Excellent interpersonal skills and the
abilit! y to work effectively in a diverse interdisciplinary environment
required. Must be able to take on-call and pm shifts.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
U.S. citizenship. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required
Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. The completion of coursework eq! uivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6)
Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
GRADE DETERMINATIONS:
Experience as a RN will be evaluated to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following four dimensions of nursing: Practice, Professional Development, Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry. Each dimension of practice has criteria that demonstrate essential core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel.
The criteria are as f! ollows:
Practice: practice, ethics and resource utilizat! ion;
Professional Development: performance, education/career development;
Collaboration; collaboration, collegiality;
Scientific Inquiry: quality of care, research.
Reference: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G6 Nurse Qualification Standard .
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verifi! ed by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation.
Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application checklist or visit http://www.fedsh! irevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx .
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUA! TED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/index.asp . OTHER INFORMATION:
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirement! s and a resume to Department Of Veterans Affairs.
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This career starts available on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 21:34:25 GMT