The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse - Reusable Medical Devices Coordinator to fill the role in Sterile Processing Services. The position is assigned responsibility for providing comprehensive, high quality, cost effective healthcare services to patients who are rendered care at the Carl Vinson VAMC and through community providers.
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 related to 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 Nurse - RMD Coordinator Registered Nurse (RN) 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 (RME) 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. 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, 7:30am - 4:00pm. (Work schedule subject to change based on agency needs). Telework: Available - Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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