Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
As the Registered Nurse you will function as the moderate sedation RN for Interventional Radiology, Hybrid OR, CT, Ultrasound and MRI. You will demonstrate proficiency in using the nursing process, providing care for patients undergoing procedures across the continuum of care: inpatient, outpatient, the critically ill, and emergency life threatening procedures. Collaborate and interact with Interventional Radiology Technologists/Physicians/support personnel, Surgeons, Anesthesia, Nursing, Medical staff and other professional support personnel. Conduct/document the appropriate assessments and develop a plan of care related to bio/psycho/social/physical/learning and discharge needs within the required time. You will act as a preoperative nurse, intraoperative moderate sedation nurse, recover patients specified by the Radiologist, and/or perform telephone warm hand off to the appropriate recovery area. You will maintain physical/emotional comfort; provide pain management by assessing and documenting pain intensity and satisfaction with relief; evaluate pharmacologic, non- pharmacologic interventions; provides educational of pain management modalities through collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. Perform recovery activities, document response to interventions/findings, and ensure safe transport to recovery/ward or to the front of the hospital. You will rotate as the Charge Nurse/Board Runner ensuring patient flow, to include reviewing/triaging inpatient consults and notifying the IR team of inpatient, and emergency, add on procedures, assisting with patient preop. Excellent communication and High Reliability are cornerstones of IR Nursing thus required. Flexibility and adaptability are to the work environment are critical to perform the duties of the moderate sedation nurse in a fast-paced setting. You will cross train to Outpatient Surgery and PACU to perform pre/post-operative nursing care as assigned. Rotating shifts and on-call status are required. You will report to the Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager for IR Nursing, Outpatient Surgery and PACU. 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: Full-time; 7:30am-4:00pm; 9:30am-6:00pm; On call, Rotating Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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 http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm or https://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/accprog.asp If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application. If your school was accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the websites, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet. If 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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. 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: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If 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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
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