Operating Room Registered Nurse Job at US Department of Veterans Affairs, Tampa, FL

  • US Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Tampa, FL

Job Description

Operating Room Registered Nurse

The Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) functions as an integral member of the surgical team. The OR-RN interfaces with patients, surgeons, and anesthesia staff in the surgical setting. The OR-RN implements the pre-operative plan of care, demonstrating knowledge of the responsibilities of the RN pre-operatively, intra-operatively, and post-operatively.

Duties include but are not limited to:

  • Able to scrub and circulate surgical procedures independently
  • Responsible for supervising care given and services rendered in the Operating Room by other professional and non-professional staff
  • Responsible for maintenance, care, and use of equipment; applying principles of asepsis, therapeutic, and technical knowledge to ensure a safe environment for patients and staff
  • Assists in orientation of rotating surgical and anesthesia residents and other nursing staff
  • Consistently documents nursing interventions and provides patient and family teaching
  • Participates in in-services, journal club presentations, and Performance Improvement (PI) activities
  • Participates in in-services, journal club presentations, and Total Quality Improvement (TQI) activities
  • Responsible for maintenance, care, and use of equipment used, applying principles of asepsis, therapeutic, and technical knowledge to ensure a safe environment for patients and staff (Some duties are repeated in the source posting.)

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday 0730 - 1600

Compressed/Flexible: Not available

Telework: not available

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Preferred Experience

  • BSN
  • 2 Years an OR Nurse
  • Ability to scrub at least 3 specialties

Job Tags

Remote work, Relocation package, Monday to Friday, Flexible hours

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