North Florida/South Georgia VHS is a level 1a complex facility performing surgical procedures in the following specialties: Cardiac, ENT, General, Ophthalmology, GYN, Plastic, Orthopedic, Urology, Robotic, Thoracic, Vascular and Endovascular.
The incumbent will practice as a registered nurse and must demonstrate and maintain competencies required for all processes, procedures, and equipment used in the Operating Room Suite. The incumbent must have the technical and operational expertise and clinical skills to function as a circulating nurse in all the above services. She/he must demonstrate a variety of specialized diagnostic and treatment procedure and will be accountable for promoting patient safety, continuity of care and the general well-being of the patient. She/he will collaborate with physicians and ancillary services to provide the highest level of care; will analyze and upgrade patient care through quality improvement activities. She/he must strive to maintain all clinical competencies through continuous study, in-services, and participation in continuing education units. Based on level of education and experience, the incumbent may be assigned preceptor/mentor responsibilities. The clinical responsibilities for registered nurses in the Operating Room Suite include but are not limited to the following:
- The Perioperative nurse is accountable for patient outcomes resulting from nursing care provided during the perioperative experience. A perioperative registered nurse functioning in the circulating role must plan and direct the nursing care of every patient undergoing surgical and/or other invasive procedures, thus requiring a 1:1 perioperative nurse: patient ratio.
The Circulating nurse responsible for completing all Operative Documentation, i.e. Vista intraoperative record, Surgical Time Out and safety checks. She/he also ensures proper documentation and accountability of surgical specimens.
The Operating Room nurse must demonstrate expertise, in the circulating nurse capacity, in a minimum of one surgical specialty, and demonstrate minimal competency in all other surgical specialties performed at the NF/SG VA Medical Center by the following:
- Demonstrating competency in pre-op assessment of the surgical patient, which includes actively acting as the patient's advocate when it comes to assessing the patient's understanding of surgical consent and procedures they are about to undergo; assessing that the patient has followed all pre-operative instructions, such as NPO status, halting of anticoagulation medication, etc.
- Ensuring all instruments, supplies, and equipment are present and functional before the surgical procedure; ensuring sterility of all surgical instruments; ensuring count of surgical instruments and specialty equipment occurs prior to and following the procedure to ensure all instruments are accounted for prior to the patient leaving the Operating Room Suite; performing proper surgical Time Out prior to incision for all procedures; and when pertinent, performs fire safety time out prior to start of procedure.
- Maintaining cleanliness and order in the Operating Room Suite; protecting the sterile field by monitoring for breaches in sterile technique; limiting traffic in the Operating Room Suite and around the surgical field; assisting the Surgeons during procedures and coordinating with Surgical Technicians; ensuring post-operative pre-cleaning of instruments and safe transport to Sterile Processing.
Work Schedule: 8 hour shifts: 7:30 am-4 pm and 11:00 am- 9:30 pm Monday-Friday.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English
- Must pass pre-employment physical examination
- Subject to a background/security investigation
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Qualifications
Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. The full performance level of this vacancy is Grade 03. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of 01 to 03.Professional Standards Board: a peer-review board (the Professional Standards Board) will recommend the grade and salary paid to the person selected based on that person's qualifications.
Preferred Experience:
- Minimum of two years recent OR experience as an RN required with in the last 3 years.
- Ability to scrub and circulate preferred
- Possess physical ability to stand for long periods of time, frequent moving and lifting of patients and equipment required
- BLS Certification by the AHA at the start of employment at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System required
- Ability to provide stay late coverage for OR required
- Ability to provide on-call coverage (nights and weekends) required (30minute arrival response required)
- Bachelors in Nursing preferred
- CNOR preferred
- Documented excellent interpersonal relationship skills with demonstrated ability to work with multidisciplinary groups effectively
- Clinical competency documented in prior nursing assignments
- Demonstrated exceptional ability to make critical decisions in stressful environments
- Demonstrated dependability and flexibility
Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Education: 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 Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). In cases of 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. OR The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6) OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing.
Licensure: 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.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $62,285.00 - $136,691.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Perioperative Care
- Surgery
Physical setting:
- Hospital
- Operating room
- Outpatient
Standard shift:
Supplemental pay types:
Supplemental schedule:
Weekly schedule:
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Application Question(s):
- Did you graduate from a Nationally Accredited school of nursing?
Experience:
- Nursing: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Required)
- RN (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Gainesville, FL 32608 (Required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person