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Registered Nurse-Ambulatory Surgery
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The Registered Nurse demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning. Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations. 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. Influences outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
What You'll Do
- →The Registered Nurse demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning.
- →Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations.
- →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.
- →Influences outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
- →Provides clear and concise preoperative teaching and reviews discharge instructions to patients and families with written and verbal communication.
- →Monitors post-operative patient's level of consciousness after the recovery of anesthesia/sedation. .
- →Closely observes signs of side effect of post residual anesthesia medications.
- →Maintains knowledge of current American Society of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) standards, VHA Directives, and service level standard operating procedures.
- →Responsible for ensuring comprehensive documentation of all phases of care and is timely, complete, and accurate in the electronic health record (EHR).
- →Responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients.
- →Demonstrates expanded knowledge base of the nursing process in the care of assigned patients Developing basic leadership skills within the concept of the unit through seeking additional leadership experiences.
- →Pay Scale: N01S Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Auhothorized.
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
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