Advanced Practice Nurse - Cardiology

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.

NOTE: This recruitment will result in the hiring of one of the following disciplines: Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner. To 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 include; but 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 inpatients; Providing ongoing inpatient and outpatient care for assigned patients; Screening outpatients to determine need for further health care and/or admission; Ordering diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests, x-rays, electrocardiograms, CT, MRI scans, and any other necessary studies for the care of patients; Reviewing diagnostic test results and implementing appropriate treatment; Providing education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care, medical conditions, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs; Carrying out health promotion and disease prevention activities; Consult triage and administrative duties assigned; Initiating and expediting requests for consultations and scheduling special tests and studies; Committee membership and involvement in research studies may be required. 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, 08:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Ad-hoc, as determined by agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required. Notifications: The Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner position is not an AFGE Bargaining Unit position. 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 in the Excepted Service. The salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate.

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. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. 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. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. 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.