Summary

Join the Malcom Randall Medical Center as a Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/Nurse Practitioner in the Cardiology Department. Primary focus of practice is the clinical management of health care for patients in the inpatient and/or outpatient setting. NOTE: This recruitment will result in the hiring of one of the following disciplines: Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner. To apply to the Physician Assistant recruitment use the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/889399100

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse will function in the Cardiology Clinic and provide care and counseling of persons or in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which includes systematic date gathering - assessment - appropriate nursing judgement - and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems
• Functions or scope of assigned duties include - but are not limited to: Perform initial history and physical examinations on inpatients and outpatients assigned to the care of the medical team
• The initial history and physical exam will be reviewed by the supervising physician
• Make rounds on assigned inpatients and write interim progress reports
• Develop appropriate medical management plan for cardiology patients under the supervision of the supervising attending physician
• Provide ongoing evaluation of patient care plans
• Facilitate discharge plans and write discharge summaries for assigned inpatients
• Consult appropriate specialty services when indicated
• Order and interpret appropriate routine lab(s) - radiological - and diagnostic studies
• Perform procedures including EKGs - exercise stress tests
• Order and/or give oxygen when indicated
• Start an IV and administer IV fluids and medications when indicated (including pain medications - cardiac medications - and sedatives) after conferring with the supervising physician
• Assist physicians in medical procedures or minor surgical procedures as indicated
• Obtain informed consent from patients for procedures - such as stress testing
• Provide necessary patient education and apply currently accepted preventative health care measures to our patients and/or their families
• Ensure patient medical services/procedures are delivered in a timely manner
• Order inpatient medications on the patient's chart to include verbal orders
• Initiate and/or expedite requests for consultations - special tests or studies on assigned patients and keep the managing physician apprised of results and progress - to include angiographic studies
• Make rounds on assigned patients and write interim progress notes
• Routinely monitor anticoagulation therapies and adjust therapies as indicated within desired ranges
• Consider the age of the patient as it relates to his/her ability to understand direction - provide objective self-assessment or any other medical milieu appropriate to the overall treatment plan
• Consults with the managing physician for significant acute medical changes that may require therapeutic intervention - e.g. - pharmacological - radiological - consultations - surgical - etc
• Use clinical video telehealth or video connect to see out-patients remotely
• Preferred: Five (5) experience in Cardiology Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm
• Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized 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