Registered Nurse-Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (CCL)

Responsible/accountable for all elements of nursing process when providing and/or supervisor direct patient care. Assumes responsibility for the coordinaton of care focused on patient education, self management and customer satisfaction through the continuum of care. Administer's medication's and assist in the performance of procedures per established policies and guidelines. Execute responsibilities that demonstrate experience and creative approaches to the management of complex, patient care.

Responsible for providing competent evidence based procedural care to assign patients and oversight of staff, but including, but not limited to the licensed vocational/practical nurses and or health technicians, nursing assistance as appropriate and the pre-/pulse procedural settings. Provides patient care, care, coordination health, promotion, health, education, and coaching. They will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies, and providing quality, approved, improvement and outcomes utilization. Delivers and manages the care of patients undergoing therapeutic and diagnostic cardiology procedures, including both inpatient and outpatient. Assess the patient's physical and mental status prior to procedures educate on procedural and pre-/postop procedural care and documents responses to interventions findings and reports any changes. Partners with a with the patient family and a disciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the healthcare continuum including the veterans bowls of care. Provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improve improvement. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the development of healthcare professionals. Shares educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers. Integrates evidence based practice with clinical expertise. Participate in activities and strategies to sustain and improve an evidence based practice culture. May function in several roles to include pre-procedure assessments, post procedural, recovery and assisting providers doing during procedures. They maintain proficiency on the maintenance cleaning and preparation of cardiology specific equipment. They recognize changes in patient care situations and integrate appropriate emergency responses. Adapt to changes and daily schedule. May be assigned call in which they will follow all facility policies regarding response time. Has experience with situations in which they are ultimately expected to perform in integrating their theoretical concepts, strong critical thinking skills and exhibits a robust, technically skilled practice. Moderate sedation: this position will administer moderate sedation/analgesia under immediate direct supervision of a physician who is clinically privileged to perform modernization. Individuals administering and monitoring moderate sedation, must have documented, competency base, education, and training. 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: Rotational Payscale: NG42 Functional Statements: 60705-F through 60709-F

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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's 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.