Registered Nurse - Operating Room

About the role

The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for a full-time Registered Nurse - Operating Room. The Registered Nurse - Operating Room will function within Perioperative Nursing Service at the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the clinical results of nursing interventions provided to patients undergoing surgical/invasive procedures.
• The focus is on individual growth and development in practice with limited application of critical thinking skills.
• Cook up, administer, and appraise collaborative treatment plans across all medical disciplines during the surgical timeline.
• Prioritize the patient's needs while acknowledging the collaborative impact of the entire care team.
• Perform 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, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Directives, and service level standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Manage the integrity of the sterile field and ensure all equipment is handled safely and effectively.
• Protect the patient from injuries caused by chemical, electrical, mechanical, thermal sources, and extraneous objects.
• Participate in the "Time Out" process to ensure accuracy of correct site and side; confirming critical details and aligning the entire team to the plan.
• Follow implant and tissue/tissue-based product documentation, policy, and procedures. Perform counting procedures to safeguard the patient from unintended retained surgical items.
• 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.
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of all care provided during the perioperative experience is timely, complete, and accurate in the electronic health record.
• Know what reusable instruments, equipment, medical devices, or supplies are in use in the clinical area.
• Comprehend and adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all reusable medical equipment (RME) in use in the clinical area and consult Sterile Processing and/or Infection Control as needed.
• Mandatory to be on-call during off tours hours to provide patient care for emergency procedures.

Requirements

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

Qualifications

• Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency, Graduation from a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency, and current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
• Nurse I, Level I: An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional professional nursing required.
• Nurse I, Level II: An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 1 ;OR a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional professional nursing experience required.
• Nurse I, Level III: An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 2 years of professional nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to Nurse I, Level 2; OR a BSN and 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to the Nurse I, Level 2; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experience; OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience.
• Nurse II: A BSN with 2 years of professional nursing equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR an MSN with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experience; OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN with no additional professional nursing experience.
• Nurse III: An MSN and 2 years of specialized nursing experience, one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III; OR a Master's degree in *related field with BSN and two years of specialized nursing experience, one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III; OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III; OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III.
• Physical Requirements: Applicant must possess the ability to do the following: heavy lifting and carrying, 45 pounds and over; pulling, pushing and reaching above the shoulder; potentially long periods of walking, standing, kneeling and repeated bending. Transferring patients and objects may be required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
• 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance
• Health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Rotating Shifts: 6:00am - 2:30pm, 7:00am - 3:30pm, 11:00am-7:30pm, On-call M-F, weekends, holidays. Overtime as required for patient care.
• This is not a virtual position.
• Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

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
• 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

Schedule

• Rotating Shifts: 6:00am - 2:30pm, 7:00am - 3:30pm, 11:00am-7:30pm, On-call M-F, weekends, holidays.
• Overtime as required for patient care.
• This is not a virtual position.

Required Documents

Refer to Required Documents below for more information.