Endoscopy Registered Nurse

Veterans Health Administration • West Palm Beach, FL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Endoscopy Registered Nurse (RN) provides competent, evidence-based procedural care to inpatients and outpatients undergoing therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopy. The RN assesses patients’ physical and mental status before procedures; provides procedural and post-procedural education; administers medications and procedures according to established policies and guidelines; documents interventions, findings, and patient responses; and reports changes in condition. The role may include pre-procedure assessment, post-procedure recovery, and assisting physicians during procedures. The RN maintains proficiency in the maintenance, cleaning, and preparation of endoscopy equipment; recognizes changes in patient situations and initiates appropriate emergency responses; adapts to schedule changes; and may be assigned call, subject to facility response-time policies.

The RN is accountable for the nursing process and coordinates care focused on patient education, self-management, customer satisfaction, and safe transitions across the continuum of care. The role includes collaboration with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team, with attention to Veterans’ goals of care. The nurse may oversee licensed vocational nurses and health or nursing assistants as appropriate, contribute to nursing education and orientation, assess competencies, and support quality improvement and outcomes utilization. The position also involves participating in unit- or program-level quality improvement and customer service initiatives, sharing learning with peers, offering constructive feedback, fostering a supportive professional environment, questioning clinical practices, and helping sustain evidence-based practice.

The position is Monday through Friday on day shift, with a start time that varies according to facility needs. Evening, weekend, and holiday call requirements may apply. Telework and virtual work are not available. Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized. The position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to its eligibility and application requirements. The position offers federal employee benefits, including paid time off, retirement, insurance, and potential salary increases and performance awards.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an approved and appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying education under the stated VA provisions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse licensure in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; qualifying Graduate Nurse Technician appointments may be considered under the stated exception.
• Meet the education, experience, and dimension criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level. The announcement describes requirements ranging from an ADN or nursing diploma for Nurse I, Level I to specified combinations of nursing or related degrees and professional nursing experience for higher levels, including Nurse II.
• Meet U.S. citizenship or applicable VA appointment eligibility requirements.
• Pass the required pre-employment physical evaluation and, if tentatively selected for a testing-designated position, urinalysis screening.
• Meet background/security investigation, onboarding, identification, and other application requirements.
• Comply with the seasonal influenza vaccination requirement for VA health care personnel.
• Be prepared for potential schedule and assignment flexibility, including evening, weekend, and holiday call requirements.
• The position may involve direct patient care and physical activity such as extended periods of walking, standing, or sitting; moderate lifting; repeated bending or kneeling; and use of safe patient-handling and mobility protocols.

Nice To Haves

• Two recent years of RN direct patient care experience.
• GI or surgical RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide and, when appropriate, supervise direct patient care while being accountable for the nursing process.
• Assess patients’ physical and mental status before endoscopy procedures and provide procedural and post-procedural education.
• Deliver and coordinate evidence-based care for inpatients and outpatients undergoing therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopy.
• Administer medications and perform procedures in accordance with established policies and guidelines.
• Document care interventions, findings, and patient responses, and report changes in patient condition.
• Coordinate patient education, self-management support, customer satisfaction, and safe transitions across the continuum of care, incorporating Veterans’ goals of care.
• Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members to promote effective and safe care.
• Perform pre-procedure assessments, post-procedure recovery, and assistance to physicians during procedures as assigned.
• Maintain proficiency in the maintenance, cleaning, and preparation of endoscopy-specific equipment.
• Recognize changes in patient situations and initiate appropriate emergency responses.
• Oversee licensed vocational nurses and health or nursing assistants as appropriate to the procedural setting.
• Assist in directing nursing education, orientation, competency development, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization.
• Participate in unit- or program-level quality improvement and customer service initiatives.
• Share educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers; provide constructive feedback; and foster a safe, supportive environment for professional development.
• Question clinical practices and participate in activities that sustain evidence-based practice.
• Adapt to changes in the daily schedule and comply with facility response-time policies when assigned call.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to eligibility, application, and program approval; awards may be up to $200,000 over one to five years.
• 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 may be carried into retirement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree