Registered Nurse - Reusable Medical Devices (RMD) Coordinator

<p>Thank you for your interest in the Full-Time Registered Nurse - Reusable Medical Devices (RMD) Coordinator for Sterile Processing within the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital - Columbia, Missouri.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>General Description of Assigned Duties: Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising the processing of devices. Provides oversight in the development, implementation, coordination, maintenance, and evaluation of critical and semi-critical medical devices within the Reusable Medical Devices (RMD) Program. Monitors, analyzes, and provides consultation on infection control issues regarding RMD. Participates in clinical rounds to assist in the need and verification of each service's SOPs for RMD. Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex situations. Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties: The RMD Coordinator Registered Nurse executes position responsibilities that demonstrate expert leadership, experience, and creative approaches in providing complex RMD situations. Responsible for providing clinical knowledge in the processes used for all critical, semi-critical, and non-critical Reusable Medical Equipment per manufacturers' instructions for use (IFU) throughout the facility. Responsible for the quality management, reprocessing activities pertaining to training, competency assessment, development of SOPs based on manufacturers' IFU, and aiding in succession planning for all areas of RME. Utilizes their in-depth clinical judgement as they assume responsibility for all functions within the RMD Program ensuring the clinical administrative appropriateness of services delivered. Functions as a liaison between clinical programs and non-clinical services which require the use of RMD (i.e., directives, findings, action plans, changes in manufacturers' IFU, etc.). Disseminates all information to appropriate personnel, serving as an education resource and content expert for RMD using only the latest evidence-based research on which to base their practice. Collaborates with other personnel in assuring that all staff understand the clinical evidence and reasoning regarding changes affecting the RMD Program and establishes a strong partnership with the Infection Prevention (IP) staff. The RMD Coordinator is a clinical consultative resource for all patient care areas to assure that all RMD is properly stored, used, and pre- treated according to clinical guidelines and reprocessed properly according to established scientific principles. This RMD Coordinator will provide oversight of compliance with directives and guidance relating to RMD. Executes leadership in the ability to present, lead, educate, and motivate all levels of nursing and hospital staff, including the executive level, to ensure compliance with RMD directives. Conducts RMD tracers in all areas of the facility that use RMD, facilitates reviews and revisions of all RME SOPs, develops and applies audit tools and other mechanisms to validate compliance with internal and external RMD policies and requirements, monitors adherence to training and competency requirements and related documentation, presents and/or facilitates formal staff education programs and informal training related to RMD compliance, critically reviews local RME SOPs for consistency with manufacturers' guidelines or Veterans Affairs guidance. The RMD Coordinator is responsible for the implementation and compliance of RMD processes within the recommended practices of various governing organizations, i.e., International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM), Association of perioperative Registered Nurses , Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AMMI), Veterans Health Administration directives and VISN policy and procedures. Oversees appropriate reprocessing of RMD to eliminate risk of infection and provide timely safe patient care in all patient care areas. Responsible for continuous quality improvement projects that result in improved services to all users of RMD. Utilizes collaborative strategies while working within and between disciplines. 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, Monday to Friday 0730-1600 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized</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. Physical aspects associated with work required of this assignment are typical for the occupation and would generally not require a pre-placement 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.