OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?

Duties

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room is a professional Registered Nurse who is self- directed and possesses effective skills in clinical assessment, critical thinking, problem resolution, and interpersonal relationships and communication. The RN - OR works within the intraoperative care setting and demonstrates leadership in coordinating comprehensive and continuous patient-centered holistic care through active collaboration, communication, and coordination of VA and community-based resources and services. While using the nursing process and evidence-based practice, the nurse demonstrates proficient nursing skills and knowledge essential in the management of acute, chronic, and clinically complex patients. Duties and responsibilities are listed but not limited to the below: Functions in the role of circulator, scrub, pre-op holding, OR/SPS liaison, and charge nurse. Effectively plans/coordinates patient treatment, flow, and throughput with daily staffing resources; makes assignments and directs staff activities based on patient needs, acuity, staff competency and skill-mix. Performs duties of Service Leader/Alternate Service Leader as assigned. Updates and creates preference cards, maintains PAR levels for specialty supplies, and implants. Reviews surgical instrument sets for completion and requests additional instrumentation via Nurse Manager and SPS, monitors specialty peel pack instrument usage, etc. As a service leader/alternate service leader, the nurse assures that 1) preference cards are complete and accurate; 2) instrument sets are current and complete; 3) supplies are anticipated and available. Applies the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation) to all aspects of patient care. Maintains current knowledge of and adheres to AORN standards, recommended practices, guidelines, and position statements. Performs on-call duties. Ensures equipment is functional before use. Removes broken equipment from services and immediately reports defective equipment to supervisor after placing the appropriate work order. Assures emergency equipment and supplies are always available. Participates in the pre-op "Time Out," to ensure correct patient, surgical site, and surgical procedure. Initiates the implant timeout per Universal Protocol. Manages and labels medications and dilutions on sterile field, confirming drug, strength, diluent, and expiration date, in accordance with policies and guidelines. Verifies specimen(s) with surgeon, labels specimen(s) with the nomenclature dictated by surgeon, verifies specimen(s) destination and verifies the label used for the specimen has the correct patient label and specimen nomenclature. Notifies pathology staff of fresh/frozen specimens in accordance with policies and guidelines. Additional duties as assigned. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Work Schedule: Four, 10 hour shifts 9:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., on call, rotating weekends and holidays. Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized. Telework: Authorized at supervisor discretion. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required. Physical Requirements: The population of male and female Veterans served ranges from the adult, age 18, to the elderly adult, age 65 and over. This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The approving official may authorize a waiver of the requirement for ACEN or CCNE accreditation of any degree in nursing provided the college or university has regional accreditation from an accrediting body recognized by the Department of Education at the time of the candidate's graduation and the composite qualifications of the applicant warrant such consideration. 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. OR The completion of coursework equivalent 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) OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. 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. Preferred Experience: CNOR Certification, Operating Room experience with knowledge of scrubbing preferred. Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience. Note regarding MSN degrees: If your MSN was obtained via a Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration, a BSN is not required. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Corporal Michael J Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104 US
• Name: Christopher Schaeffer
• Phone: (717) 272-6621 X5373
• Email: [email protected]