Registered Nurse Endoscopy

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Job Description

Duties include but not limited too:

• The GI clinic staff also travels to the ER, OR, or ICU to perform cases (including for on-call emergency cases).
• The Liver Clinic supports Veterans with different forms of Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Drug Induced liver injuries to name a few.
• Monitoring and sedating patients for GI Procedures and guided by the Moderate Sedation policy MCM 558-01-5.8 (pre, intra and post procedure).
• Assisting physicians with the technical aspects of endoscopic procedures within the endoscopy unit and during on-call or travel cases.
• Preparing patients scheduled for endoscopic or biopsy procedures
• Monitoring the technicians and other support personnel related to safe patient care.
• Education for patients and families related to pre-and post-procedures and medications, including diet and medication regimens
• Communicating with patients by telephone triage, secure messaging, or Annie App (text application)
• Participating in conferences and awareness events for GI and Liver cancers.
• Scheduling appointments for procedures for the providers
• Managing the Clinical Case Registry and HCV Dashboard
• Tracking and identifying the patient appropriate for treatment of Liver disease
• Active in conferences and awareness programs for HCV amongst Veterans
• Case Management of patients needing follow-up labs and screening of clinical markers
• Assisting with management of the National Colo-rectal Cancer Screening Reminders

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, 8:00am-6:00pm, 8 hr tours

This is not a virtual position.