Registered Nurse-Operating Room

Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

As the Perioperative Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) you are accountable for patient outcomes resulting from the nursing care for the patient undergoing a surgical/ invasive procedure. You will plan, direct and coordinate the care of every patient undergoing operative and other invasive procedures, taking into consideration respect for the individual and recognition of the important contribution that each team member makes to the patient's well-being.

You are expected to function proficiently in both the circulator and scrub role within the OR and to be competent in all surgical specialties served. Maintain knowledge of current Association of peri-Operative Registered Nurses (AORN) Standards, VHA Directives, and service level standard operating procedures. Assure the sterility of the surgical field is maintained and all instrumentation and equipment in play is used in a safe and efficient manner.

Protect the patient from injury caused by chemical, electrical, mechanical, and thermal sources, and extraneous objects, perform counting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items, participate in the Time Out process to ensure correct site, side, and level, and follow implant and tissue/tissue-based product documentation, policy, and procedures. Manage the patient's specimens in the appropriate manner, administer medications safely and correctly, perform interventions to maintain the patient's wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels, and perform interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection.

Responsible for ensuring comprehensive documentation of all care provided during the perioperative experience is timely, complete, and accurate in the electronic health record. Required to be on-call during off tours hours to provide patient care for emergency procedures.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay:
Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement:
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance:
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule:

Full-time; 6:30am-3:00pm; 9:30am-6:00pm; 11:30am-8:00pm;
Rotating weekend call

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized