Endoscopy Registered Nurse

Veterans Health Administration • Bay Pines, FL

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Endoscopy Registered Nurse (RN) delivers and manages care for inpatients and outpatients undergoing therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopy procedures. The RN assesses patients’ physical and mental status before procedures, provides procedural and post-procedural education, documents responses and findings, and reports changes in patient condition. The position includes pre-procedure assessment, post-procedure recovery, and assisting physicians during procedures. The RN is accountable for individual nursing practice and delegates care tasks appropriately based on patient needs, condition, and safety. The nurse maintains proficiency in the maintenance, cleaning, and preparation of endoscopy equipment; recognizes changes in patient-care situations and initiates appropriate emergency responses; and adapts to changes in the daily schedule. The role also coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team and participates in unit-based and/or organizational Shared Governance councils, applying clinical expertise, evidence-based practice, and knowledge to help improve care quality for veterans.

This is a Monday through Friday position, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It is not eligible for telework and is not a virtual position. Relocation or recruitment incentives may be authorized for highly qualified eligible new federal appointees or former federal employees with at least a 90-day break in service; permanent change of station is not authorized.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying nursing education through an eligible bridge program or foreign-school pathway.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a Graduate Nurse Technician temporary-appointment exception may apply to eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the applicable Nurse grade and level education, experience, and dimension criteria.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Pass required pre-employment screening, including urinalysis for selected applicants in testing-designated positions and a pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
• Meet background and security investigation requirements and complete online onboarding and required application documentation.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program and complete employee health requirements.
• Meet Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Perform the physical activities associated with direct patient care, including prolonged walking, standing, or sitting; stooping; moderate lifting; kneeling; reaching; crouching; stretching; assisting patients and moving equipment; repeated bending, pushing, and pulling; and use of safe patient-handling and mobility protocols.
• Have visual acuity, keen hearing, and manual dexterity for the work; the position may involve exposure to infected patients, contaminated materials, isolation protective clothing, operative or invasive procedures, and combative patients.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of recent GI endoscopy experience preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• SGNA certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and manage care for inpatients and outpatients undergoing therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopy procedures.
• Assess patients’ physical and mental status before procedures.
• Educate patients about procedural and post-procedural care.
• Document patient responses to interventions and findings, and report changes in condition.
• Determine appropriate delegation of care tasks based on assessed needs, condition, and patient safety.
• Perform pre-procedure assessments, provide post-procedure recovery care, and assist physicians during procedures.
• Maintain proficiency in maintaining, cleaning, and preparing endoscopy-specific equipment.
• Recognize changes in patient-care situations and initiate appropriate emergency responses.
• Adapt to changes in the daily schedule.
• Coordinate care with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Participate in unit-based and/or organizational Shared Governance councils, using clinical expertise and evidence-based practice to help resolve issues and improve care quality for veterans.

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.
• 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
• Education Level: Associate degree