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Operating Room RN
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
The Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN), known as a Perioperative RN, is responsible for administering intraoperative care to the surgical patient in our 6-suite operating room. Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation being applied in an ongoing, systematic manner to all patients when providing and/or supervising direct patient care.
What You'll Do
- →The OR RN works with the multidisciplinary surgical team for the coordination of care focused on the patient throughout the continuum of care.
- →Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in the unit/program level quality improvement process and initiatives as well as customer service programs.
- →The (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) is accountable for patient outcomes resulting from the nursing care for the patient undergoing a surgical/ invasive procedure.
- →The OR RN plans, directs and coordinates the care of every patient undergoing operative and other invasive procedures, taking into consideration respect for the individual and recognition of the important contribution that each team member makes to the patient's wellbeing.
- →The OR RN is expected to function proficiently in either the circulator or scrub role within the OR and to be competent in all surgical specialties served.
- →The OR RN maintains knowledge of current Association of Peri -Operative Registered Nurses (AORN) Standards, VHA Directives, and facility/service level guidance.
- →The OR RN assures the sterility of the surgical field is maintained and all instrumentation and equipment is used in a safe and efficient manner.
- →The OR RN protects the patient from injury caused by chemical, electrical, mechanical, and thermal sources, and extraneous objects, performs counting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items, participates in the Time Out process to ensure correct site, side, and level, and follow implant and tissue/tissue based product documentation, policy, and procedures.
- →The OR RN manages the patient's specimens in the appropriate manner, administers medications safely and correctly, performs interventions to maintain the patient's wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels, and performs interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection.
- →The OR RN is responsible for ensuring comprehensive documentation of all care provided during the perioperative experience is timely, complete, and accurate in the electronic health record (EHR).
- →The OR RN spends time reviewing the patient's history, labs, allergies, and other pertinent information before interviewing the patient in the pre-op area.
- →The OR RN communicates throughout the case with the family or other support person, offering support and information, and documents this in the EHR.
- →The OR RN will be assigned to a surgical specialty as a service coordinator.
- →As a service coordinator the OR RN will be responsible for working with the other coordinator(s) to ensure all needs for the surgical specialty are being met.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
- ✓You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 979f6f44-c974-4aca-9440-35a0b1b61e2d
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