Nurse Manager - Operating Room
Location: Seattle Washington
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is at present looking to employ Nurse Manager - Operating Room right now, this job will be placed in Washington. Further informations about this job opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Quality Care Our Heroes DeserveNow is the time to take your career to the next level and become part of the high-caliber talent that is VA. Experience what 250,000 curr! ent VA employees already have â€"state-of-the art practice settings, access to the latest technology, a multi-disciplinary team environment and the opportunity to provide the men and women who have bravely served this country with the finest patient care, benefits and customer satisfaction. And with VA Patient Satisfaction Scores leading the healthcare industry, you’ll be joining one of the most respected facilities in the Nation.
JOB SUMMARY: Vacancy Identification Number (VIN) 904396OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise â€" "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" â€" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.DUTIES: The Operating Room provides surgical services to all surgical specialties and their patients within the VA System. The Nurse Manager is the Administrator for Anesthesia/Operative Services, Surgery Service Line. As the Administrator, the Nurse Manager is also the ! Business Manager of the Operating Room providing high level le! adership and support for the full range of administrative, budgeting, materials management and equipment services necessary to support direct care providers delivering exemplary patient care to patients while in the Operating Room environment.Additional responsibilities include:
- providing a full range of service and support to Anesthesia/Operative Services' day to day administrative requirements such as budget, staffing and space utilization
- practice characterized by leadership and expertise in managing various issues
- providing direct services to patients during periods of critical staff shortage
- acting as a role model of expert and ethical surgical nursing
- Must pass pre-employment examination.
- Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
- Background and/or Security Investigation required.
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English
- U.S. citizenship. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required
- 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). 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. The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registrati! on constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of profess! ional 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)
- 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.
- Three years successful nursing clinical practice in the operating room setting- Minimum of one year management experience- Bachelor of Science in Nursing & plans for graduate education- Demonstrated skill in managing human resources- Demonstrated skill in collaborating with interdisciplinary team- Knowledge of computer systems- Demonstrated skill in managing complex systems- Excellent organizational skills
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.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
PLEASE NOTE: Educa! tion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the! U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. 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.Physical Requirements: This position involves considerable amount of standing (up to 6 hours), walking (up to 2 hours), stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, and turning. It requires repositioning patients, assisting with transfers from wheelchairs/stretchers and transporting them t! o other departments or facilities. Mechanical devices are available and are required to be used for heavy or difficult to lift clients. The work may involve pushing or lifting in excess of 45 pounds and going up and down flights of stairs. The position requires visual (corrected to 20/30 or better with color discrimination) and auditory acuity at a level to provide safe and effective nursing care. The position requires the nurse to work for periods of time with arms above shoulder level or with neck in a fully flexed or extended position. The nurse may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia or psychiatric disorders. The nurse many be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. The nurse must possess sound and logical clinical judgment. The nurse must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working e! ffectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on p! atient needs. The position also requires ability to work on computers for extended periods of time. Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation.
Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application checklist or visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx.HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED: Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Ple! ase follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
Bring your expertise to VA and be valued as part of a team that is recognized and respected for significant contributions to medicine. You’ll enjoy a patient-focused environment, terrific benefits and incentives, and the ability to practice at any VA facility in the country.
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This job starts available on: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:19:50 GMT