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Registered Nurse (2E - Short Stay Unit)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
The Outpatient Specialty Care - Same Day Surgery Registered Nurse (RN) provides specialized care in the assessment, planning, implementing & evaluation of care throughout the peri anesthesia continuum to include the Pre anesthesia Phase, Post anesthesia Phase II, and extended care from sedation/analgesia and/or anesthesia for surgical, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures. The RN possesses knowledge related to physiology associated with various anesthesia techniques and surgical interventions.
What You'll Do
- →Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing direct patient care.
- →Deliver fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills.
- →Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care based on age-specific components.
- →Assume responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
- →Administer medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
- →Influence care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
- →Require face-to-face patient care, use of available IT software and equipment for virtual visits, and timely and accurate navigation of and documentation in electronic medical records.
- →Demonstrate proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning.
- →Perform clinical assessment of the patient and readily recognizes contraindication for anesthesia and/or surgical intervention.
- →Apply the appropriate post sedation scoring and assess the patient's postoperative status to include cardiovascular and respiratory systems and airway management needs, neurological system, hemodynamic stability, pain, and comfort needs and mental status, implementing appropriate interventions to maintain or return all physiological system to baseline or above.
- →Maintain knowledge of current American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) standards, VHA Directive, and service level standard operating procedures.
- →Responsible for ensuring comprehensive documenting of all phases of care and is timely, complete, and accurate in the electronic health record.
- →Collaboration with multiple stakeholders is essential.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓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).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 4c225cda-349c-417f-bcc1-84393d53e827
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