Registered Nurse Operating Room
Location: San Francisco California
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is at the momment seeking for Registered Nurse Operating Room right now, this job will be placed in California. More complete informations about this job opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 913221
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne t! he battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
As a VA professional nurse, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.
For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to
http://www.vacareers.va.gov/
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KEY REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Ci! tizenship
Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification,! or Registration required.
Must pass pre-employment examination.
Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
Background and/or Security Investigation required.
English Language Proficiency required.
DUTIES:
LOCATION:
San Francisco VA Medical Center
4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, California 94112
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply
SCHEDULE:
9:00am - 7:30pm; Ten (10) hour shifts with rotating days off Monday thru Friday.
DUTIES:
The perioperative RN is an integral member of the surgical team.
The perioperative nurse works closely with surgeons and anesthesia care providers to provide perioperative care to surgical patients. Functions in both scrub and circulating nurse roles. The unit consists of seven operating rooms and one closed urology room.
Eleven surgical specialties are supported:
gener! al surgery, vascular, cardiothoracic, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, orthopedics, urology, podiatry, plastic/reconstructive, and oral/maxillofacial.
One
year of recent (within the past three years) experience as a perioperative
Registered Nurse strongly required. BSN is a plus.
Relocation Expenses:
Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Citizen of the United States. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency
and
accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) ! of the United States, or the District of Columbia
. In cases o! f graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing.
Must be proficient in spoken and written English
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Applicant's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. Experience as a RN will be evaluated to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following four dimensions of nursing:
Practice, Professional Development, Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry.
Each dimension of practice has criteria that demonstrate essential core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel. The criteria are as follows:
Practice:
practice, ethics and resource utilization,
Professional Development:
Collaboration;
collaboration, collegiality,
Scientific Inquiry:
quality of care, research. Education/Experience Requirements:
Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, no experience.
Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field and no experience; or a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) and no experience.
Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of experience; or a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of experience, or a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no experience.
Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of experience, or ADN! or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and ap! proximately 2-3 years experience or a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years experience, or a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no experience.
Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years experience or Doctoral degree in nursing or related field and approximately 2-3 years experience.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Reference: VA Handbook 5005/27, Part II, Appendix G-6 NURSE QUALIFICATION STANDARD
http://www1.va.gov/vapubs/viewPublication.asp?Pub_ID=464&FType=2
REGISTERED NURSE GRADE DETERMINATION:
Applicant's
education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a
Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade an! d salary of the
applicant selected. Experience as a RN will be evaluated to determine if the
experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following
four dimensions of nursing:
Practice,
Professional Development, Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry.
Each
dimension of practice has criteria that demonstrate essential core competencies
for VHA Nursing Personnel.
The
criteria are as follows:
·
Practice:
practice, ethics and resource
utilization
·
Professional Development:
performance, education/career
development
·
Collaboration;
collaboration, collegiality
·
Scientific Inquiry:
quality of care, research
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on their application or résumé. Applicants cl! aiming preference based on service-connected disability, or based on be! ing the spouse or mother of a disabled or deceased Veteran, must complete an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. Veterans who are still in the service may be granted tentative preference on the basis of information contained in their applications, but they must produce a DD Form 214 or other proof prior to appointment to document entitlement to preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit
http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx
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Physical Requirements:
Requirements: Heavy Lifting (45 lbs and over); Heavy Carrying (45 lbs and over); Straight Pulling (up to 1 hour); Pushing (1 - 2 hours); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (up to 3 hours); Standing (up to 3 hours); Repeated bending (up to 1 hour); Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13Â" to 16Â"; Hearing (aid permitted)
HOW YOU WIL! L BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. You may also be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions you should be sure to cite specific examples of experience, explain exactly what you did, and the outcome.
BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at
http://www4.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp
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OTHER INFORMATION:
This position is in the Excepted Serv! ice and does not confer competitive status.
Reasonable Accommodation:
This office provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If requested and appropriate, and you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify this office either orally or in writing. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
Information about Reasonable Accommodation is on OPMÂ's Reasonable Accommodation website at:
http://www.opm.gov/Disability/ReasonableAccommodation.asp
Special Employment Consideration:
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A,
Appointment of persons with disabilities
[i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or
Disabled veterans with a compensable service-! connected disability of 30% or more
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The Department of Veterans Affairs supports a drug-free environment.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
VA employees, applicants for employment, and former employees shall not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, gender (sex), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, and/or reprisal for filling a charge of discrimination, participating in an investigation, or having opposed prohibited discrimination.
Sexual and non-sexual harassment based on the above categories is also prohibited.
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If you were eligible to this job, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
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This job starts available on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:24:29 GMT