Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. As the Registered Nurse you will function as the moderate sedation RN for Interventional Radiology, Hybrid OR, CT, Ultrasound and MRI. You will demonstrate proficiency in using the nursing process, providing care for patients undergoing procedures across the continuum of care: inpatient, outpatient, the critically ill, and emergency life threatening procedures. Collaborate and interact with Interventional Radiology Technologists/Physicians/support personnel, Surgeons, Anesthesia, Nursing, Medical staff and other professional support personnel. Conduct/document the appropriate assessments and develop a plan of care related to bio/psycho/social/physical/learning and discharge needs within the required time. You will act as a preoperative nurse, intraoperative moderate sedation nurse, recover patients specified by the Radiologist, and/or perform telephone warm hand off to the appropriate recovery area. You will maintain physical/emotional comfort; provide pain management by assessing and documenting pain intensity and satisfaction with relief; evaluate pharmacologic, non- pharmacologic interventions; provides educational of pain management modalities through collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. Perform recovery activities, document response to interventions/findings, and ensure safe transport to recovery/ward or to the front of the hospital. You will rotate as the Charge Nurse/Board Runner ensuring patient flow, to include reviewing/triaging inpatient consults and notifying the IR team of inpatient, and emergency, add on procedures, assisting with patient preop. Excellent communication and High Reliability are cornerstones of IR Nursing thus required. Flexibility and adaptability are to the work environment are critical to perform the duties of the moderate sedation nurse in a fast-paced setting. You will cross train to Outpatient Surgery and PACU to perform pre/post-operative nursing care as assigned. Rotating shifts and on-call status are required. You will report to the Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager for IR Nursing, Outpatient Surgery and PACU. 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; 7:30am-4:00pm; 9:30am-6:00pm; On call, Rotating Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized 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. 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. 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.

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