Registered Nurse-Implant Coordinator

Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, and evaluates implants for use as indicated. Communicates effectively with healthcare member, vendors, and patients to ensure continuity of care within the Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction.

The Implant Coordinator Registered Nurse is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients. The Implant Coordinator will be responsive to patients and provider's requests and ensure customer satisfaction which reflects an understanding of implants and tissue processes. Responsible for the overall management and oversight of implant and tissue inventory, stocking, supply and implant and tissue program for the entire facility. Ensuring that VA and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) policies governing the management of implants are followed. Ensuring a system (manual or automated) is implemented for tracking and storing all biological implants, from vendor or distributor to the recipient at implantation and that all necessary staff have access to local training on the system. Coordinating all aspects of implant management by working with Supply Chain Management (SCM), Prosthetic and Sensory Aid Service (PSAS), Sterile Processing Service (SPS), the Contracting Officer (CO), and other clinical areas using implants. Ensuring biological and non-biological implants are entered into the electronic health record (EHR) by clinical service personnel upon implantation. Reconciling implants used with VA-owned inventory and vendor consignment stock or list by ensuring that adequate stock is available. Coordinating with all applicable services to ensure implant availability, input of consults, replacement of used stock and payment for used stock. The Implant Coordinator assists respective clinical service in developing all requirements and documents needed for consignment agreements. Reporting any known issues with consigned inventory, such as expired implants or inadequate inventory levels. Monitoring the processing of PSAS consults to ensure the timely procurement of needed implants and/or the payment for or replacement of used implants. The implant Coordinator may be required to assist with staffing providing a wide variety of highly specialized direct and indirect patient care in the intensive care settings within the pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative phases of intervention. Validates understanding of the rationale for care processes and decisions. Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care. Demonstrates the ability to cope with and manage competing priorities while displaying competence in practice and decision-making, deliberate planning, and critical thinking skills. Supports colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care. Shares educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers. 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 0730-1600 Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.