Registered Nurse (RN) - Endoscopy/GI Lab - Intermittent

Veterans Health Administration; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 76,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration, located at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI, seeks an Endoscopy/GI Lab RN for intermittent coverage to deliver procedural care and oversee support staff in the Medical Procedures Unit.

Responsibilities include RN sedation, patient assessment, education, and coordination of care across the health care team, with an emphasis on evidence-based practice and safe transitions.

Qualifications

• Transcript must be submitted with your application.
• Nursing education must be accredited by ACEN/CCNE or equivalent.
• RN must hold a current, full, unrestricted license from any US state or territory.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent, evidence-based procedural nursing care to GI and Pulmonary patients and oversight of related staff.
• Deliver and manage care for patients undergoing endoscopy procedures, including RN sedation.
• Assess patients prior to procedures, educate on peri-procedural care, and document responses to interventions.
• Coordinate with patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to ensure safe transitions of care.
• Engage in evidence-based practice and contribute to quality improvement.

Education

RN license (unrestricted)

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) - Endoscopy/GI Lab - Intermittent

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
• Schedule: Variable start times and possibility of being on call.

This Intermittent position is located at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, in the Medical Procedures Unit of the Acute Outpatient Division. The Endoscopy RN is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based procedural care to GI and Pulmonary patients and oversight of Medical Instrument Technicians, as appropriate to the procedural setting.

Key Responsibilities

The Endoscopy Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based procedural care to assigned patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurses and health/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the procedural setting. Assigned duties are, but not limited to: Providing patient care, care coordination, health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.

Assisting in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies, and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization. Delivering and managing the care of patients undergoing therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopy procedures including both inpatients and outpatients, including administration of RN sedation.

Assessing the patients physical and mental status prior to procedures, educates on procedural and post-procedural care, and documents responses to interventions, findings, and reports any changes. Partnering with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the health care continuum, including the Veteran's goals of care. Providing peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement.

Questioning clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care. Participating in activities and strategies to sustain an evidence-based-practice culture. Other duties, as assigned.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Intermittent - Variable start times and possibility of being on call. Telework: Not available Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

Requirements & Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. 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 for RNs: Nursing education must be from a school of professional nursing accredited by one of the following accrediting organizations at the time the program was completed by the applicant. The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), located at 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326.

The ACEN accredits all levels of nursing programs, including clinical doctorate, masters/post master's certificate, baccalaureate, associate and diploma nursing education programs. (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.) The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), located at 655 K Street, NW, Suite 7, Washington, DC 20001.

The CCNE is an accrediting arm of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and accredits nursing education programs at the bachelor and master's level.

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 $75678 - $131846/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-28.

What is the work schedule?

This is a Variable start times and possibility of being on call. position.

Who is eligible to apply?

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