Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Surgery

<p>This Registered Nurse in Ambulatory Surgery position is located in Nursing Service at the Jamaica Plain location. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Summary The Registered Nurse is responsible for managing complex patient situations, acts as a patient advocate, and provides supportive assistance to all members of the healthcare team. The incumbent is a Registered Nurse who is responsible for the clinical, administrative, research, and educational aspects of the assignment. The Ambulatory Surgery Registered Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive pre-operative and procedural nursing care across Ambulatory Surgery (JP), Minor Procedures, the Medical Surgical Day Unit (West Roxbury) as needed, and Interventional Radiology. The RN functions independently with strong clinical judgment, collaborates effectively with interdisciplinary teams, and ensures safe, high-quality patient care through all phases of the perioperative process. Duties Included but are not limited to: Provide comprehensive pre-operative and procedural nursing care for the Operating room ,Interventional Radiology, and MRI. Conduct full nursing assessments, validate consent and H&P documentation, initiate IV access including venipuncture, and ensure completion of all pre-operative and procedural testing. Confirm surgical site preparation, marking, and consent accuracy. Administer medications as ordered and set up sterile fields for minor procedures. Provide clear pre-operative teaching and review discharge instructions with patients and families using written and verbal communication. Monitor patients post-operatively for recovery from anesthesia/sedation, including side effect Maintain knowledge of ASPAN standards, VHA directives, and service-level SOPs. Ensure accurate, complete, timely documentation for all phases of care in the electronic health record. Function independently and may serve as Charge Nurse as needed. Guide, educate, and support students and new staff members. Apply all aspects of the nursing process, including interdisciplinary, evidence-based care coordination, health promotion, and disease prevention. Participate in quality-improvement initiatives. Collaborate on processes affecting patient flow, including Travel, Housing, and Chaperone coordination. Cover all assigned surgical clinics and maintain required procedural and core competencies. Assist patients throughout their entire visit from check to check-out and perform other assigned responsibilities. Strong interpersonal communication skills, both oral and written. Ability to function independently with strong clinical judgment. Ability to maintain professional behaviors that support teamwork, cooperation, and collaboration with patients, colleagues, and all hospital departments. Ability to function as Charge Nurse when required. 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: Full-time, Days, 6:30 am - 3:00 pm; 7:00 am - 3:30 pm or 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Available Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Notifications: This is a Bargaining Unit Position This position is in the Excepted Service Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is covered by a special rate.</p><h3>Requirements</h3>U.S. 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.<h3>Education</h3>Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) must be fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission On Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Verification of accreditation may be obtained from http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm or https://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/accprog.asp. - If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application. - If your school was accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the websites, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet.