Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Urology/Surgery

<p>The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Urology/Surgery provides comprehensive nursing care for the patient in the Urology clinic and procedure room. They effectively function independently as the Coordinator for Urology patients undergoing Urology and/or carrying a urological disorder diagnosis.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Advanced Practice RN - Urology/Surgery is responsible for assisting with organizing the surgical schedule for urology patients, ensuring that proper work-up is complete prior to surgery, and provides pre-operative and post-operative care and patient coordination. Major Duties Include, but are not limited to: Ensures that all equipment and supplies are in a complete state of readiness for the desired procedure in urology clinic and procedure room. Mentors and teaches other Nurse Practitioners, NP students, and NP residents while they are assigned to Urology and the Urology clinic. Ensures that hospital policies and protocols are complied with for all procedures. Responsible for conducting peri-procedural patient and family education, utilizing the nurse process for assessment, evaluation and treatment of the patient across the continuum surrounding the patient's procedure. Completes treatments for the patients according to the patient's needs including but not limited to intravenous, respiratory, and any other treatment to assure the patient is hemodynamically stable. All other duties as assigned, pertaining to this occupation, to meet the needs of the Agency, Department, Facility, and/or Service. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Full-Time; Monday-Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.</p><h3>Requirements</h3>U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.