Registered Nurse-Endoscopy/Bronchoscopy

Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, selr-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.

Duties include: Responsible for providing competent, evidence based procedural care to assign patients an oversight of licensed vocational nurses and health/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the procedural setting. This nurse provides patient care, care coordination, health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. The nurse will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies, and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization. The Endoscopy(Endo)/Bronchoscopy(Bronch) Registered Nurse (RN) delivers and manages the care of patients undergoing therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopy and bronchoscopy procedures including both inpatients and outpatients. Assesses the patient's physical and mental status prior to procedures, educates on procedural and post-procedural care, and patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the healthcare continuum, including the veterans goals of care. The Endo/Broch RN provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals. Shares educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers. Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence based care. Participates in activities and strategies to sustain evidence based practice. May function in several roles to include pre-procedure assessments, pulse procedural recovery, and assisting physicians during procedures. They maintain proficiency on maintenance, cleaning, and preparation of endoscopy and bronchoscopy specific equipment. They recognize changes in patient care situation and initiates the appropriate emergency situations In the daily schedule. May be assigned call in which they will follow all facility policies regarding response time. 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: 7:00 am- 3:30 pm Payscale: NG42 Functional Statements: 61534-F-61538-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 evaluation. 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.