Summary

The Surgical Nurse Practitioner, is responsible for surgical care for any of the subspecialty surgical sections to include; General Surgery, Vascular, Thoracic, urology, Orthopedics, Plastics Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), Interventional Radiology, Podiatry, Ophthalmology, and Anesthesia. Care is provided in the following settings; outpatient, inpatient, operating room (first assist), telehealth, video assist and telephone care.

Duties

• In conjunction with the staff surgeon-prioritize, collaborate, delegate, and engage in the facility performance measures in an effort to provide excellent care delivery process in an efficient and safe manner
• Assumes responsibility for review of routine consults and and communicate as needed with requesting providers regarding additional care needs
• Applies the nursing process to systems or process to system or processes at the unit/team/work group level to improve patient care
• Demonstrates leadership by involving others in the process improvement activities
• Identifies and assesses resource utilization and safety issues, takin appropriate action
• 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: To be determined Telework: NOT available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.