Registered Nurse - Same Day Surgery RN

Registered Nurse, Same Day Surgery RN

The Registered Nurse, Same Day Surgery RN, duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills, and technically competent practice while providing care to clients.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components.
• Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Provides clear and concise preoperative teaching and reviews discharge instructions to patients and families with written and verbal communication.
• The SDS RN monitors post-operative patient's level of consciousness after the recovery of anesthesia/sedation.
• Closely observes signs of side effect of post residual anesthesia medications.
• The SDS RN is responsible for ensuring comprehensive documentation of all phases of care and is timely, complete, and accurate in the electronic health record.
• Provides cross coverage for Pre Anesthesia Testing as needed.
• This position potentially requires flexibility in schedule and assignments.

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 - Friday, 10:30am - 7:00pm; Rotation to other tour schedule required/Scheduling flexibility required

Telework: Not Available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.