Summary

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.

Duties

• 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.