Summary

The Nurse practitioner practices in Specialty Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The NP provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management. Our ideal applicants are those who want to contribute to the achievement of quality care standards - as well as the growth and development of a VA academic hospital program.

Duties

• As a Licensed Independent Provider - the Nurse Practitioner practices autonomously and in coordination with health care professionals and other individuals
• The incumbent provides a wide range of health care services - including the diagnosis and management of acute - chronic - and complex health problems
• health promotion
• disease prevention
• health education
• and counseling to individuals - families - groups and communities
• Must be an excellent communicator and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing medical center
• Other Duties and responsibilities include - but are not limited to: Perform initial and interim history and physical examinations as assigned
• Assess patients to determine the need for hospital admission - and admits patients when indicated and collaborating physician concurrence
• Providing and coordinating comprehensive care for assigned patients in any care setting - including telehealth
• Initiate and/or expedite requests for consultations - special tests - or studies on assigned patients and inform physician of outcomes
• Monitor/Interpret EKG changes during testing
• Supervise exercise stress tests and myocardial perfusion scans
• Conduct nuclear or echocardiographic stress tests using exercise and pharmacological protocols
• Provide necessary patient education and apply currently accepted preventative health care measures
• Document pacemaker and defibrillator follow-ups and interrogations
• Assist in the monitoring of the national surveillance center data for cardiac devices
• Evaluate patient response to treatment plans
• Assist cardiologist with cardioversion and TEE
• Obtain informed consent from patients for cardiac procedures
• Evaluated facility patient care delivery systems within the cardiology clinic
• Facilitates the delivery of patient care in collaboration with the other health professionals - health managers - and other health care personnel
• Assures self-development responsibilities and maintains current knowledge of trends in cardiovascular medicine
• Provide education/counseling to the patient/family
• Perform all other duties as assigned
• 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: Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized