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Job opening: Operating Room Nursing Assistant

Salary: $44 117 - 57 354 per year
Published at: Jun 11 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is located within the Eisenhower Army Medical Center located at Fort Eisenhower, Georgia. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Perform surgical technician duties in support of the Operating Room Service by providing support for surgical procedures ranging from routine (e.g., appendectomy, myringotomy, herniography, etc.) to complex, to high risk. Select, assemble, and organize required supplies, equipment, and instruments for specific surgical procedure in accordance with operative work sheets, physician preference cards and/or conferring with physicians or charge nurse. Obtain sterile supplies, sutures, dressings, linens, etc., for specific procedures. Open instrument sets, pour solutions, set up and adjust equipment such as electric coagulator, electric bone saw, operating microscope, air power drills, defibrillators and resuscitators. Clean operating room after surgery, remove and dispose of soiled and/or contaminated materials. Select appropriate methods for sterilizing, balancing time constraints with possible detrimental effects of quicker methods. Orient and train newly assigned personnel and students. Give and receive in-service training in new technology, equipment, instruments, and new techniques.

Requirements

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • This position requires regular contact with children under the age 18 and a favorable determination of suitability to do so.
  • This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.
  • Employees assigned to a medical treatment facility are required to be screened for applicable immunizations or pre-existing immunity based on occupational risk, regardless of job series.
  • American Heart Association approved Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required. (Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) does not substitute for BLS.)
  • May be required to work evenings/nights; rotating shifts, extended hours, weekends, holidays or other schedules common to hospital operations.
  • Employee may be required to wear and use personal protective equipment as required and provided by the employer.
  • Incumbent may be required to report to work during periods of inclement weather.
  • This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing for incumbents.
  • A pre-appointment physical may be required.
  • This position requires the employee to obtain Hepatitis B Immunization unless exempted by a physician.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience which includes organizing equipment for surgical procedures; assisting with minor surgical procedures; and performing post-operative cleaning or stocking of the operating room. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education Substitution: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Nursing. OR Combination of Experience and Education Substitution: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

  • Address JT-DHA-DD83DD DHA AUGUSTA MKT-EISENHOWER AMC DO NOT USE Fort Eisenhower, GA 30905 US
  • Name: Army Applicant Help Desk

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