Registered Nurse -Implant Coordinator

Veterans Health Administration • Charleston, SC

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Implant Coordinator is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care. The nurse assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, and evaluates care based on patient needs and clinical standards. The role requires effective communication with healthcare team members, vendors, and patients to support seamless coordination and continuity of care within the Veterans Health Care System.

The Implant Coordinator provides specialized oversight and coordination of the facility’s implant and tissue management program. This includes competent, evidence-based direct and indirect nursing care related to implants and tissue processes; management of implant and tissue inventory throughout its lifecycle; compliance with VA and VHA policies; and maintaining tracking systems for biological implants. The coordinator works with supply chain, prosthetics, sterile processing, contracting, and clinical services to support accurate records, inventory reconciliation, procurement, replacement, and billing. The role also provides specialized nursing care in pre-operative, intra-operative, post-operative, and critical care settings as needed, and shares knowledge to promote safe, high-quality patient care.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the stated education exceptions for qualifying nursing bridge-program candidates and foreign nursing education.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• Meet the applicable education and experience criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
• Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation or examination.
• Meet U.S. citizenship requirements; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Be subject to pre-appointment drug testing for testing-designated positions; refusal results in denial of employment.
• Complete Selective Service registration if applicable to males born after December 31, 1959.
• Be subject to a background and security investigation.
• Complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements listed in the announcement’s Required Documents section.

Nice To Haves

• BSN or MSN.
• Three to five years of experience with invasive procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate patient care based on patient needs and clinical standards.
• Provide competent, evidence-based direct and indirect nursing care related to implant and tissue processes, responding to patient and provider needs in a timely manner.
• Oversee and coordinate the facility’s implant and tissue management program.
• Manage implant and tissue inventory, including ordering, tracking, stocking, storage, rotation, reconciliation, and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with VA and VHA policies for implant and tissue management.
• Establish and maintain manual or automated tracking systems for biological implants from vendor or distributor through implantation, and ensure staff receive required system training.
• Coordinate implant management activities with Supply Chain Management, Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service, Sterile Processing Service, Contracting Officers, and clinical services.
• Ensure accurate and timely entry of biological and non-biological implants into the electronic health record.
• Reconcile used implants with VA-owned inventory and vendor consignment stock to maintain adequate inventory levels.
• Coordinate consults, replacement of used stock, and payment or procurement actions with applicable services.
• Assist clinical services in developing consignment agreement requirements and monitor consigned inventory for expirations or insufficient supply.
• Track and monitor PSAS consults to ensure timely procurement, replacement, and billing for implants.
• Provide specialized nursing care in pre-operative, intra-operative, post-operative, and critical care settings as needed.
• Apply critical thinking, prioritization, and evidence-based decision-making in patient care and implant coordination.
• Share knowledge and educational findings to support colleagues and promote safe, high-quality patient care.

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 a federal 401(k), with VA contributions of up to 5%.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
• Licensure support: one full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory is accepted.

What This Job Offers

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