Duties
The APN provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management of patients with arrhythmias and cardiac implantable electrophysiology devices (CIEDs). The APN practices to the full extent of their education, training, and certification.
General Duties:
- Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions
- with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based
- practice.
- Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health
- and disease management.
- Participates in outpatient care of patients at the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care
- System and/or its associated clinics.
- Performs and/or assists in cardiovascular diagnostic testing within scope of approved
- privileges
- Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team.
- Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.
- Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
- Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services.
- Provides education to patients and their families.
- Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
- Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.
Cardiology/Cardiac Electrophysiology-Specific Duties:
The EP-APRN practices in the inpatient and outpatient clinic setting at the Rocky Mountain Regional VAMC. The EP-APRN is academically and clinically prepared to perform a broad spectrum of patient care services at the expert level. The EP-APRN has been granted clinical privileges by the Medical Staff and practices autonomously with consultation as necessary. The EP-APRN provides specialty care to adults in the area of the Cardiology, focusing on, but not limited to arrhythmias and bradycardia and tachycardia devices.
The incumbent will conduct outpatient Arrhythmia Clinics. The incumbent will play a key role in the assessment and follow-up of patients considered for, or with implanted anti-bradycardia (pacemaker) and anti-tachycardia (ICD) devices, with attention to the patient/device interface as well as device surveillance via remote monitoring. This process extends from preoperative patient and family education to the full scope of post-operative surveillance, encompassing routine test, observations, and adjustments required to address early and late device-related problems. General cardiology care includes assessment, diagnosis, treatment and outcome measures of cardiovascular and other medical problems including , performing histories and physicals, ordering diagnostic and therapeutic tests/studies, initiating consults and referrals, and initiating and adjusting therapeutic regimens in accordance with VA policy, VA formulary, state regulations and scope of practice.
The EP-APRN will assist in the assessment, device programming and monitoring of patients with implanted cardiac rhythm devices who require MRI studies. The EP-APRN will coordinate pre- and post-procedure planning and logistics for invasive and non-invasive cardiovascular procedures, proctor stress tests and tilt table tests, and assist in moderate sedation as required.
The EP-APRN serves as a consultant to medical, nursing, and allied health staff for patients with complex treatment or care needs. The EP-APRN works collaboratively with other interdisciplinary team members in providing quality care, and patient education, participating in research activities, and additionally, assisting patients in acute and chronic rehabilitation techniques.
The EP-APRN serves on medical center, VISN and/or National Committees and assists in the development, evaluation and communication of policies and standards of advanced nursing practice.
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 to 4:30pm
Compressed/Flexible: Not eligible
Telework: This position is authorized for telework-situational (ad-hoc) AND has not been authorized as remote.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/26/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12797580.
- To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
- Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
Next steps
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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