Advanced Practice Nurse - Cardiothoracic Surgery

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50 days paid time off per year

Traditional federal pension

Federal health/vision/dental/long-term

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Cardiothoracic Surgery. The APN NP will practice within the Surgery Service, delivering direct patient care, order writing, documentation, patient admissions and discharges.

Responsibilities include organizing daily rounds, ensuring post-operative pathway elements, and serving as a clinical preceptor. The role emphasizes leadership, evidence-based practice, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team within

Qualifications

• Certified Nurse Practitioner with advanced practice designation.
• Active US RN license plus NP certification in appropriate state.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care including order writing and documentation.
• Assist with administrative tasks to improve team functioning and daily rounds.
• Manage cardiothoracic post-operative pathways and daily plans for the day.

Skills

APN NP

Direct patient care

Education

Nurse Practitioner Certification

Job description

Advanced Practice Nurse - Cardiothoracic Surgery

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices in Surgery Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission.

Key Responsibilities

Duties include but are not limited to: Provide direct patient care, including order writing, documentation, admitting, discharging, and performing indicated procedures. Assist with administrative tasks to improve overall team functioning. Organize and direct daily work rounds. Ensure cardiothoracic post-operative pathway checklist elements and plans of the day are addressed during daily rounds.

Provide patient cross-coverage to facilitate House staff attendance at educational conferences. Serve as clinical preceptor for APN trainees and students in affiliation with area universities. Independently manage a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice. Develop and implement individualized plans to achieve optimal population health and disease management.

Demonstrate leadership and work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team. Order and interpret laboratories, tests, and diagnostic studies. Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions. Initiate referrals and consults to specialty services as indicated. Provide education to patients and their families. Assess and adjust plans of care to achieve optimal outcomes. Exemplify ICARE core values-Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.

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: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. Note: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission/NLNAC changed its name to ACEN in May 2013.

ACEN's website may be utilized to verify accredited programs using automated inquiry processes; however, for verification of any nursing program's accreditation prior to 1998, an automated inquiry cannot be used and ACEN must be contacted directly via their email contact information on the ACEN website to verify.) Note: In order to grant credit towards an appointment based on foreign nursing education higher than the associate degree level, formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized degree equivalency evaluation agency accepted by VA such as the International Consultants of Delaware (ICD) must be obtained.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $126857 – $183971/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-03.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.