Registered Nurse SPS Clinical Quality Liaison
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Temple, TX - USA
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Job Summary
The Registered Nurse - SPS Clinical Quality Liaison serves as a clinical expert in sterile processing responsible for overseeing all aspects of the nursing process related to the safe handling processing and management of Reusable Medical Devices (RMD). Ensures compliance with clinical guidelines infection control standards and established policies while supporting education quality improvement and customer service initiatives across patient care areas.
The Registered Nurse - SPS Clinical Quality Liaison serves as a clinical expert in Reusable Medical Devices (RMD) practices ensuring evidence-based safe and compliant device management across the facility. The incumbent provides advanced clinical judgment supports program oversight and collaborates with interdisciplinary partners to promote high-quality patient care and continuous process improvement.
CTVHCS is in the process of making a cultural change shifting from a disease-focused approach to a health and wellbeing approach in order to implement the Whole Health System of Care. This is a VA-wide initiative to provide a comprehensive and systematic approach to improve healthcare delivery at all stages of Veteran care. This entails moving from an episodic siloed approach to an interdisciplinary holistic approach emphasizing self-care in the larger context of well-being. All staff in this facility will be part of this process shifting the focus from the question Whats the matter with you to the question What matters to you and how can we help you live your best life This strategy also involves integrating a full range of conventional approaches with Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) approaches in order to optimize lifelong health and well-being as defined by the Veteran rather than narrowly focusing on disease management.
Major Duties:
- Provides expert clinical guidance for critical and semi-critical RMD processes in accordance with manufacturers instructions for use.
- Oversees all functions of the RMD Program ensuring safe appropriate and compliant device processing and use.
- Serves as liaison between clinical programs vendors and loaner instrument services to support patient care needs.
- Functions as an education resource and content expert disseminating current evidence-based RMD practices to staff.
- Collaborates with Infection Prevention and interdisciplinary teams to ensure understanding and implementation of RMD standards.
- Ensures compliance with governing standards (AORN AAMI IAHCSMM VHA VISN) and manages instrumentation availability and special requests.
- Participates in quality improvement initiatives supports evidence-based practice and fosters a safe supportive learning environment for staff.
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 with occasional rotation to 6:00am - 2:30pm for unit coverage
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
- 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers 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.
Basic Requirements:
- English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a masters level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelors level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005 Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing possession of a current full active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
- Current full active and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. Puerto Rico) of the United States or the District of Columbia. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements but do not possess the required licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
Grade Determinations: The following Scope Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates and if appropriate the level within a grade. The Dimension requirements (Practice Veteran/Patient Driven Care Leadership Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: I Level I
Preferred Experience:
- Evidence of Belt/Systems Redesign training/experience/certification
- SNT/GNT/RNTTP completion <5 years
- Professional Governance participation
- Preceptor/charge nurse experience/training (combination of experience and training is acceptable)
- Evidence-Based Practice experience/training (combination of experience and training is acceptable)
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit Requirements: This position may require potentially long periods of continued Heavy lifting of 45 pounds and over Moderate lifting of 15-44 pounds Heavy carrying of 45 pounds and over Moderate carrying of 15-44 pounds Light carrying under 15 pounds Straight pulling for 1-2 hours Pushing for 1 hour Reaching above shoulder Use of fingers Walking for 8-10 hours Standing for 8-10 hours Repeated bending .5 hours Both legs required Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously Near vision correctable at 13 to 16 to Jaeger 1 to 4 Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other Both eyes required Depth perception Ability to distinguish basic colors Ability to distinguish shades of colors Hearing (aid may be permitted) Mental and emotional stability Simple grasping for 2-4 hours Sitting for 8 hours Fine manipulation for 4-8 hours Twisting for 2 hours.
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 or your school has changed names or is no longer in existence you must provide this information in your application. IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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: 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: information
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
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