Nurse Practitioner

3 months ago

Decatur, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

The Atlanta VA Healthcare System is seeking an eligible/eligible Registered Nurse(s) for the position of Nurse Practitioner.



Duties

The NP will be responsible for:

  • Gain skill in performing the initial and interim histories and physical examinations
  • Discuss consults with the supervising/collaborating physician.
  • Perform initial and interim histories and physical examinations and resolve consults on assigned inpatient service
  • Possess skill in review of the care rendered to inpatients and gain knowledge of the peer-to-peer clinical pertinence review program.
  • In consultation/collaboration with the supervising physician, determine acceptance or rejection of patients for admission or discharging patients from ICU.
  • Regular review of the care rendered to inpatients will also be accomplished through the peer-to-peer clinical pertinence review program.
  • Obtain concurrence of the collaborating/supervising physician or alternate prior to rejecting patients for admission or discharging patients from ICU.
  • Order routine laboratory, radiologic and diagnostic tests on assigned patients.
  • Make rounds on assigned inpatients, enter/dictate interim progress notes and dictate the discharge summary (which must be cosigned).
  • Invasive procedures including but not limited to: arterial line placement, ultrasound guided central venous catheter placement, ultrasound guided hemodialysis catheter insertions and endotracheal intubations.
  • Initiate and/or expedite requests for consultations, special tests, or studies on assigned patients, and will keep the supervising physician apprised of results and progress.
  • Participate in code 99 (code blue/cardiac arrest) and rapid response teams.
  • Provide necessary patient education and apply currently accepted preventive health care measures to patients and/or their families.
  • Coordinates aspects of transfers in and transfers out of the ICU to and from outside hospitals.
  • Conducts family meetings for critical ill patients.
  • Possesses skill in ordering routine laboratory, radiologic and diagnostic tests on assigned patients.
  • Possesses the skills necessary for making rounds on assigned inpatients, enter/dictate interim progress notes and dictate the discharge summary (which must be cosigned).
  • Invasive procedures including but not limited to: arterial line placement, ultrasound guided central venous catheter placement, ultrasound guided hemodialysis catheter insertions and endotracheal intubations.
  • Possess skill necessary for initiating and/or expediting requests for consultations, special tests, or studies on assigned patients, and will keep the supervising physician apprised of results and progress.
  • Participate in code 99 (code blue/cardiac arrest) and rapid response teams.
  • Provide necessary patient education and apply currently accepted preventive health care measures to patients and/or their families.
  • In collaboration with the supervising physician, will coordinates aspects of transfers in and transfers out of the ICU to and from outside hospitals.
  • In collaboration with the supervising physician, will conducts family meetings for critical ill patients.
  • Participates in multidisciplinary ICU rounds.
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: Rotating 10 hours tours to include days, evening and nights.
Compressed/Flexible: Available
Telework: Ad Hoc TBD by Supervisor
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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