Chief Sterile Processing Service (SPS)
Location: Montgomery Alabama
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is hiring Chief Sterile Processing Service (SPS) right now, this job will be placed in Alabama. For complete informations about this job opportunity please read the description below. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN)
916060
O
UR MISSION:
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall hav! e borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
The Central Alabama Veteran Health Care System (CAVHCS) is a consolidated Health Care system that includes VA Medical Centers in Montgomery and Tuskegee Alabama as well as Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) in Dothan Alabama, Ft. Rucker Alabama and Columbus Georgia. The Primary Duty Station for this position is Montgomery Al. The incumbent may be required to work on site at the other locations as required.
NOTE:
Applicant's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and step of the applicant selected.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Tour of Duty:
! Monday -Friday 07:30 to 1600
Relocation Exp! enses:
Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position
KEY REQUIREMENTS
Must pass pre-employment examination.
Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
Background and/or Security Investigation required.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
DUTIES:
The Chief, Sterile Processing and
Distribution (SPD) is a registered nurse who executes position responsibilities
that demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management
of SPD programs that directly affect patient care. The Chief, SPD demonstrates
performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group
of patients. The Chief, is responsible for the documented outcomes of the
Sterile Processing and Distribution section at the program or service level.
Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be
demonstrated at any organizationa! l level within a facility, VISN, or VACO. As
Chief, the incumbent is designated as the primary point of contact to work with
all services from which patient care medical/surgical supply inventory,
instruments, and equipment are received, processed packaged, and distributed.
Incumbent is responsible for the planning, direction and management of all SPD
programs to include full understanding of inventory management systems serving
as the technical expert and focal point for all those programs as part of Total
Supply Support for the Central Alabama Veterans Health care System (CAVHCS).
The duties of this position are highly specialized and require an in-depth
knowledge of overall SPD/total supply support programs. Incumbent is required
to have an in-depth knowledge of Equipment, IFCAP and GIP management programs
in addition to SPD management requirements. Incumbent oversees management of
the central point within the Medical Cente! r from which medical/surgical
supplies, instruments, case carts, an! d designated equipment are received,
processed, and packaged for distribution to surgical/patient care areas.
Processing includes the collection and receipt of soiled and contaminated items
from all areas within the Medical Center. Items are decontaminated by utilizing
appropriate cleaning, disinfecting, or sterilization methods as dictated by the
items being processed. Sterile preparation is accomplished by the assembly,
packaging, and terminal sterilization of items for use throughout the facility.
Instrument sets or trays contain from 20 to over 150 different types of
difficult surgical instrumentations
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He/she
will work collaboratively with and effectively communicate to the Nurse Manager
and/or Service Chiefs any situation requiring implementation of Service action
plans for patient and program needs.
He/she will collect and analyze data related to patient population,
report findings and make r! ecommendations for improvement.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
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Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, no experience.
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Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field and no experience; or a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) and no experience.
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Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of experience; or a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of experience, or a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no experience.
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Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of experience, or ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a! related field and approximately 2-3 years experience or a Master's deg! ree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years experience, or a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no experience.
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Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years experience or Doctoral degree in nursing or related field and approximately 2-3 years experience.
GRADE DETERMINATIONS:
Experience as a RN will be evaluated to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following four dimensions of nursing: Practice, Professional Development, Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry. Each dimension of practice has criteria that demonstrate essential core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel.
The criteria are as follows:
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Practice: practice, ethics and resource utilization;
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Professional Develo! pment: performance, education/career development;
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Collaboration; collaboration, collegiality;
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Scientific Inquiry: quality of care, research.
Reference:
VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G6 Nurse Qualification Standard
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IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
PLEASE NOTE:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
All edu! cation claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency ! accordingly. 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.
Physical Requirements:
Lifting (less than 45 lbs over); Carrying (less than 45 lbs ); Straight Pulling (up to 1 hour); Pushing (1 - 2 hours); Reaching above shoulder; Walking (up to 3 hours); Standing (up to 3 hours); Repeated bending (up to 1 hour); Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously.
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation.
Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligibl! e for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application
checklist
or visit
http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx
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HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range o! f benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please v! isit us at
http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/index.asp
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OTHER INFORMATION:
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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If you were eligible to this job, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
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