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Nurse (Operating Room)
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Posted 11 days ago
About the Role
About the Position: This position is located at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, Directorate of Nursing, Portsmouth, VA. The purpose of this position is to provide nursing care in a multiservice operating room and to provide a full range of surgical nursing services. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
What You'll Do
- →Perform circulating roles of a perioperative nurse.
- →Ensure sterile technique and anticipates the surgical team's needs.
- →Provide direction and on-the-job training to military and civilian personnel, para-professionals, medical students, residents, and other healthcare professionals.
- →Function as a charge nurse of a particular shift, assuming the responsibility for promoting quality, cost-effective nursing care, within the framework of the medical treatment facility (MTF) philosophy and mission objectives.
- →Collaborate with surgeons in one or more surgical services to assess, coordinate, plan, and implement the newest approaches and practices.
- →Responsible for aseptic technique during the preparation for and duration of the operative procedure, accuracy of sponge, instrument and needle counts and adequacy of supplies.
Requirements
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Personality Fit
Job ID: b6e700df-2f28-4182-9b83-ef23dce4571c
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