Registered Nurse (Operating Room)

Posted: 07-Aug-26   Location: Boise, Idaho

About the Role

The Operating Room Registered Nurse is accountable for patient outcomes resulting from the nursing care for the patient undergoing a surgical/invasive procedure. 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. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English (38 U.S.C. 7403(f))
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following at the time the program was completed:
  • The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
  • The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
• OR: Individuals attending a master’s level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor’s level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program (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 to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher than associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
• 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.
• Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements but do not possess the required licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case basis).

Qualifications

The following Scope, Education, and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade:

• Practice: Demonstrates clinical competence in nursing practice.
• Veteran/Patient Driven Care: Provides care that is patient-centered and veteran-focused.
• Leadership: Demonstrates leadership in professional practice and in the coordination of care.
• Professional Development: Engages in ongoing professional development and lifelong learning.