Registered Nurse - Interventional Radiology

The Western New York VA Medical Center is currently seeking a Registered Nurse - Interventional Radiology. This position is part of the Specialty Clinics Team and is located at the Buffalo Facility.

The Interventional Radiology (IR) Registered Nurse is responsible for direct patient care, assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating direct and indirect nursing care and identifying outcomes for patient undergoing invasive procedures in Interventional Radiology.

The Interventional Radiology (IR) Registered Nurse (RN) executes position

responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to

management of complex IR patient care. Duties include, but are not limited to:

* Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines.

* Is responsible for direct patient care, assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating direct and indirect nursing care and identifying outcomes for patient undergoing invasive procedures in IR.

* Responsible for coordinating patient care delivery to ensure the delivery of quality care per the established standards of practice, policy, and procedure.

* Provides patient education to assist the patient and/or family in understanding all phases of the invasive procedure process.

* Maintains knowledge of supplies and equipment used for various cases in the invasive procedures area.

* Performs the duties of recording, circulating, and monitoring patients in all phases of the invasive procedure.

* Performs hemodynamic and moderate sedation monitoring, medication administration, and provides pre-and post-care to patients undergoing invasive procedures.

* Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement.

* Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.

* Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals.

* Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.

* Responsible for the documented IR outcomes at the program or service level. Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility.

* May be required to take calls.

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

Compressed/Flexible:
Not Available

Telework:
Not Eligible for Telework

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized