Registered Nurse-Lung Cancer Screening Clinical Coordinator

Lung Cancer Screening Nurse

The Lung Cancer Screening Nurse provides clinical support to the Pulmonary section and has knowledge and experience in areas of patient care practices related to the various aspects of Pulmonary Care, pulmonary function, and lung cancer screening as well as consult management. Duties include but are not limited to:

• This Registered Nurse will be a point of contact for this centralized lung cancer screening program.
• Responds to consults, confirms eligibility, and provides the patient with information regarding the screening program and counseling regarding possible findings and program requirements.
• Orders all screening CT Scans as requested by a consult from primary care or other providers; receives the radiologic reports, records the results in the database and reports to the multidisciplinary committee and primary care providers for further evaluation if needed.
• Establish and manage a lung screening database (i.e. registry) ensuring appropriate follow up for all patients in screening program.
• Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills.
• 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.
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.

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 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

Telework:
Not available.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized.

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Hannah Neilson hannah.neilson, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized.

Notifications:
This position is in the Excepted Service. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is covered by a special rate.