Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is currently interviewing Registered Nurse - Operating Room right now, this vacancy will be designated in North Carolina. Further informations about this vacancy opportunity please read the description below. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 637833
The Durham VA Medical Center is recruiting Registered Nurses for the Operating Room .
This is an open continuous announcement (open until filled). Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. The applications of qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available. Applicants that previously applied for consideration under VIN 626954 must reapply to receive consideration.
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.
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
As a VA professional nurse, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.
For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/ .
KEY REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Citizenship
Full unrestricted Licensure required.
Must pass pre-employment examination.
Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
Background and/or Security Investigation required.
English Language Proficiency required.
DUTIES:
The successful candidate will be responsible for holistic nursing care of patients in the Operating Room. The OR nurse uses knowledge, judgment and skills based on the principles of physical, biological, physiological, behavioral, social and nursing science. The OR nurse performs circulating and scrub nurse duties in an interdisciplinary setting.
OR Procedures/Process
- The Operating Room consists of 8 rooms for inpatient and outpatient surgeries. The following surgeries are performed: Cardiac-Thoracic, General, Cardiovascular, Orthopedics, Plastic, Neurosurgery, Genitourinary, Gynecological, Eye, Dental, Podiatry, Bronchoscopy, Radiation Oncology and ENT.
- Peri-operative nursing care is provided to surgical patients for scheduled and emergency procedures. Following surgery, patients are transferred to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), or the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Each operating room has a circulating nurse, which is always an RN, and a scrub nurse/technician. A RN, OR tech performs the scrub role. Some cases may require an additional person in the role scrub or circulator depending on the complexity of the case.
- The operating room is involved in the training of: surgical residents from Duke University; and nursing students from multiple locations. OR Tech students also affiliate intermittently for their operating room experience as well as CRNA students from Duke University.
- Out-Patients processing the pre-op clinic or 4B for their pre-op assessment and teaching. The peri-operative nurse identifies and documents nursing care needs on the pre-operative assessment form. The nursing intra-operative documentation is completed in the surgical package.
- Cardiothoracic Surgery: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and valve replacements
- General Surgery: Hernia repairs; open and laparoscopic procedures, and colectomies
- Cardiovascular: Carotid Endarterectomy and Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Stent/repair
- Genitourinary: Ureteroscopy with laser ablation of stones, Transurethral Resection of Bladder tumors, robotic surgery.
- Orthopedic: Total Joint Replacements and arthroscopic surgeries (knee and shoulder)
Tour of Duty: Various shifts available
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Grade and salary to be determined by the Nurse Professional Standards Board
- Note: This position requires the completion of a Dependent Credentialing process (Vetpro)
Applicant's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. 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 follows: Practice: practice, ethics and resource utilization, Professional Development: performance, education/career development, Collaboration; collaboration, collegiality, Scientific Inquiry: quality of care, research. Education/Experience Requirements:
Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, no experience. Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field and no experience; or a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) and no experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of experience; or a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of experience, or a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no experience. Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of experience, or ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years experience or a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years experience, or a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no experience. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years experience or Doctoral degree in nursing or related field and approximately 2-3 years experience.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Reference: VA Handbook 5005/27, Part II, Appendix G-6 NURSE QUALIFICATION STANDARD http://www1.va.gov/vapubs/viewPublication.asp?Pub_ID=464&FType=2
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
a. US Citizenship
b. Graduate of approved School of Nursing
c. Current, full, unrestricted license as Registered Nurse
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
a. Experience:
1. Minimum of two years of successful nursing practice.
2. Minimum of one year of successful operating room experience within the past two years.
b. Certification:
1. ANCC certification for Operating Room Nurse
2. ACLS
3. BLS
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on their application or résumé. Applicants claiming preference based on service-connected disability, or based on being the spouse or mother of a disabled or deceased Veteran, must complete an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. Veterans who are still in the service may be granted tentative preference on the basis of information contained in their applications, but they must produce a DD Form 214 or other proof prior to appointment to document entitlement to preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx .
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. You may also be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions you should be sure to cite specific examples of experience, explain exactly what you did, and the outcome.
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.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp .
OTHER INFORMATION:
Upon completing any required probationary period, the position will be permanent.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please send us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
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