Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Cardiology

Veterans Health Administration • Gainesville, FL

11h • Onsite

About The Position

Join the Malcom Randall Medical Center as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/Nurse Practitioner in the Cardiology Department. The primary focus is the clinical management of health care for patients in inpatient and/or outpatient settings. This recruitment will result in the hiring of either a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner; the role described here is the Nurse Practitioner position.

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse will function in the Cardiology Clinic, providing patient care and counseling, promoting and maintaining health, and preventing illness and injury through the nursing process. This includes systematic data gathering, assessment, nursing judgment, and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems. The position works under the supervision of a supervising attending physician and provides care to assigned cardiology patients.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telework is not available, and this is not a virtual position. Relocation and recruitment incentives, as well as Permanent Change of Station expenses, are not authorized. The position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

Requirements

• Post-master's certificate, master's degree, or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Graduate of a professional nursing school approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time the program was completed.
• Foreign nursing education must have nurse practitioner degree equivalency validated through a recognized evaluation agency, unless the candidate meets the stated equivalent-degree and current registration/certification provision.
• Active, current, full, and unrestricted license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Full and current basic board certification in an eligible Nurse Practitioner specialty: FNP, ANP, AGPCNP, ACNP, AGACNP, or GNP, from ANCC, AANPCB, or another nationally recognized certifying body in the area of academic preparation.
• For Nurse Practitioner III qualification: basic APN education requirements and one year of specialized APN experience equivalent to the Nurse II grade level.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service.
• Subject to urinalysis drug screening, background/security investigation, pre-employment physical evaluation, and applicable onboarding requirements.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.
• Must complete all application requirements detailed in the announcement's Required Documents section.

Nice To Haves

• Five years of experience in Cardiology.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial history and physical examinations on assigned inpatients and outpatients; have initial examinations reviewed by the supervising physician.
• Make rounds on assigned inpatients and patients and write interim progress reports or notes.
• Develop appropriate medical management plans for cardiology patients under the supervision of the 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 laboratory, radiological, and diagnostic studies.
• Perform procedures including EKGs and exercise stress tests.
• Order and/or administer oxygen when indicated.
• Start IVs and administer IV fluids and medications when indicated, including pain medications, cardiac medications, and sedatives, after conferring with the supervising physician.
• Assist physicians with medical or minor surgical procedures as indicated.
• Obtain informed consent for procedures such as stress testing.
• Provide patient education and apply accepted preventive health care measures for patients and/or their families.
• Ensure patient medical services and procedures are delivered in a timely manner.
• Order inpatient medications on the patient's chart, including verbal orders.
• Initiate or expedite consultation and special test or study requests for assigned patients, including angiographic studies, and keep the managing physician apprised of results and progress.
• Routinely monitor anticoagulation therapies and adjust therapies as indicated within desired ranges.
• Consider patient age and its relationship to ability to understand directions, provide objective self-assessment, and other aspects of the treatment plan.
• Consult with the managing physician about significant acute medical changes that may require therapeutic intervention.
• Use clinical video telehealth or video connect to see outpatients remotely.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level