Advanced Practice Nurse - Cardiology

Summary This Advanced Practice Nurse position is located in Nursing Specialty Care Cardiology unit at the West Haven location. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week. Duties NOTE: This recruitment will result in the hiring of one of the following disciplines: Physician Assistant or Nurse PractitionerTo apply to the Physician Assistant recruitment use the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/889155400 The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse will function in the Cardiology Clinic and provide care and counseling of persons or in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which includes systematic date gathering - assessment - appropriate nursing judgement - and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems.Responsibilities includebut are not limited to: Assisting the supervising Physician (or agent) in evaluation and management of inpatients and clinic patients: Performing initial histories and physical examinations on new outpatients and inpatientsProviding ongoing inpatient and outpatient care for assigned patientsScreening outpatients to determine need for further health care and/or admissionOrdering diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests - x-rays - electrocardiograms - CT - MRI scans - and any other necessary studies for the care of patientsReviewing diagnostic test results and implementing appropriate treatmentProviding education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care - medical conditions - and use of prescribed treatments and drugsCarrying out health promotion and disease prevention activitiesConsult triage and administrative duties assignedInitiating and expediting requests for consultations and scheduling special tests and studiesCommittee membership and involvement in research studies may be requiredVA 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 - 08:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Ad-hoc - as determined by agency policyVirtual: This is not a virtual positionFinancial Disclosure Report: Not RequiredNotifications: The Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner position is not an AFGE Bargaining Unit positionCurrent 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 heldThis position is in the Excepted ServiceThe salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate.