Registered Nurse (Endoscopy)

Registered Nurse (Endoscopy)

The Registered Nurse (Endoscopy) provides patient care, care coordination, health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. Provides competent, evidence-based procedural care to assigned patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurses and health/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the procedure setting in the Endoscopy Unit. Assists in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies, and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization. The Endoscopy Nurse administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.

Other duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Delivers and manages the care of patients undergoing therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopy procedures including both inpatients and outpatients.
• Assesses patients' physical and mental status prior to procedures, educates on procedural and post-procedural care, and documents responses to interventions, findings, and reports any changes.
• Recognizes changes in patient care situations and initiates appropriate emergency situations.
• Functions in several roles to include, pre-procedure assessments, post procedural recovery, and assisting physicians during procedures.
• Maintains proficiency in the maintenance, cleaning, and preparation of endoscopy specific equipment.
• Partners with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the health care continuum, including the Veteran's goals of ca

Performs other related duties as listed in functional statement. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

7:30am - 4:00pm, Monday - Friday (Alternate tour of duty may be required based on needs of Endoscopy Unit)

No

This is not a virtual position.

Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs