The Registered Nurse works in the Surgical and Procedural Care Nursing Department in Patient Care Services and executes position responsibilities that delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills. 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.
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. Administers medications and assists in the performance of procedures per established policies and guidelines.
Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Functions with a high degree of teamwork, utilizes critical thinking, and demonstrates exceptional communication skills with the interdisciplinary team. Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care.
Demonstrate expert leadership, experience, and creative approaches to delivery and management of complex inpatient and outpatient patient care including those undergoing therapeutic and diagnostic cardiology procedures. Assesses the patients physical and mental status prior to procedures, educates on procedural and pre/postprocedural care, and documents responses to interventions, findings, and reports any changes.
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 care. Assumes responsibility for patient and family education, patient self-management after discharge, and supporting factors that impact customer satisfaction. Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients.
Addresses psychosocial, as well as nursing and medical needs of patients and their families/caregivers, through participation with the interdisciplinary care team. Care coordination includes assuring services interface within the Veterans Affairs (VA) and community programs to provide continuity of care to patients. Evaluates care and outcomes to ensure timely and appropriate provision of services.
Advocates for holistic care through patient/family education and provider interaction and implements an educational plan to meet the patient care needs. Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines.
Accountable for the effective management and coordination of care for patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED), including pacemakers, implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs), and implantable loop recorders. The RN has a strong knowledge base of cardiovascular care and advanced heart diseases.
Collaborates with the Electrophysiology (EP) team, Cardiologists, heart failure team, surgical team, and other clinical staff to coordinate the care of patients with CIEDs, and to provide and improve quality patient outcomes for the patient and families. Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement. Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality outpatient nursing care.
Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals. Evaluates outcomes of evidence based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations. Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level. Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility.
The RN may function in several roles to include, pre-procedure assessments, post procedural recovery, and assisting physicians during procedures. Maintain proficiency on the maintenance, cleaning, and preparation of cardiology specific equipment, as well as assisting the planning of end-of-life equipment replacement and future needs.
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: Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm, May have last call assignments as needed.
Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
MARIA.MALUEG@VA.GOV · 210-915-4509
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $76624 – $163837/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-02.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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