Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is at present recruited Registered Nurse - Operating Room right now, this occupation will be assigned in North Carolina. Further informations about this occupation opportunity please read the description below. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 877916
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne t! he 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 encourages persons with disabilities to apply
Special Employment Consideration:
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A,
Appointment of persons with disabilities
[i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric! disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable se! rvice-connected disability of 30% or more.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Citizenship
Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification or Registration 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 the 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
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The Operating Room consists of 8 rooms for inpatient and outpatient surgeries. The following surgeries are performed: Cardiac-Thoracic, General, Cardiovascular, Orthopedics, P! lastic, Neurosurgery, Genitourinary, Gynecological, Eye, Dental, Podiatry, Bronchoscopy, Radiation Oncology and ENT.
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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).
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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 of scrub or circulator depending on the complexity of the case.
Services Provided
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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.
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Outpatie! nts processing the pre-op clinic for their pre-op assessment and teachi! ng. 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.
Most Common Patient Problems Requiring Nursing Care
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Cardiothoracic Surgery: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and valve replacements
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General Surgery: Hernia repairs; open and laparoscopic procedures, and colectomies
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Cardiovascular: Carotid Endarterectomy and Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Stent/repair
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Genitourinary: Ureteroscopy with laser ablation of stones, Transurethral Resection of Bladder tumors, robotic surgery.
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Orthopedic: Total Joint Replacements and arthroscopic surgeries (knee and shoulder)
TOUR OF DUTY
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8 or 10 hour tours, Monday through Friday with rotating On Call responsibility
QUALIFICATIONS R! EQUIRED:
Qualifications Required:
- Note: This position requires the completion of a Dependent Credentialing process (Vetpro)*
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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).
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
. 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.
! Must be proficient in spoken and written English
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G! rade and salary to be determined by the Nurse Professional Standards Board
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 Req! uirements:
- 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 e! xperience, 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.
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 Citizen by birth or naturalization (documents required)
b. Graduation from a NLN Accredited or CCNE School of Nursing
c. Current, full, unrestricted RN licensure in any State, Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia
d. Must be proficient in spoken and written English
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
a.
Experience:
1. Current Operating Room experience
2. Prior VA experience
3. Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and maintain composure in stressful situations
4. Demonstrated effectiveness in emergency situations
5. Able to fulfill 30 minute response time when On Call
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Certification:
1. CNOR certification
2. Basic Life Support (BLS)
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Education:
1. BSN degree
Physical Requirements:
The 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 Veterans and objects may be required. Staff may be required to don protective equipment in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. RN is responsible for the reprocessing of reusabl! e medical equipment, according to the medical center policies. They are! required to used available safe patient handling lifting devices in all clinical areas. They may also be exposed to Veterans who are combative, secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders.
APPLICANTS 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 verified 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 tr! anscript in order to receive credit for that education.
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
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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 c! onsideration for employment. You may also be evaluated based upon the q! uestion 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://www4.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp
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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 ! occupation, please deliver us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
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