Interventional Radiology Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Post-master’s certificate or master’s or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Graduation from a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE when the program was completed.
• Active, current, full, unrestricted NP license in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Maintain full and current basic board certification in an eligible NP 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 III qualification, one year of specialized APN (NP) experience equivalent to Nurse II; no experience is required for Nurse II.
• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English for direct patient care.
• U.S. citizenship, except where appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy.
• Compliance with applicable drug screening, background/security investigation, onboarding, influenza vaccination, and other employee health requirements.
• Ability to meet the position’s physical requirements, including visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, manual dexterity, and lifting at least 50 pounds.
• Ability to work effectively in stressful situations, shift priorities as organizational needs change, and work with patients who may be combative or require isolation or protective clothing.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a patient panel with acute and chronic health conditions, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.
• Develop and implement individualized plans to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
• Demonstrate leadership and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team.
• Order and interpret laboratory work, tests, and diagnostic studies.
• Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiate referrals and consultations to specialty services.
• Educate patients and their families.
• Assess and adjust plans of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Provide advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management in Radiology Service.
• Exercise prescriptive authority for a patient panel or program as indicated by the position.
• Exemplify VA’s ICARE values: Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year, consisting of 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.