Onsite Virtual Registered Nurse - 24 hours/week

About the role

Nebraska Methodist Health System focuses on providing exceptional care to the communities they serve and the people they employ. This includes helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying difficult diagnoses with compassion, going above and beyond for patient needs, and giving high fives when patients beat diseases or conquer personal health challenges. The system offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a great work environment where all employees are valued.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing remote nursing care to patients and assisting at the bedside.
• Virtually administer patient care using the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and achieve desired outcomes.
• Utilize virtual tools to communicate effectively with patients.
• Troubleshoot technical issues.
• Provide appropriate care specific to the age of the patient/family to ensure understanding and comfort.
• Demonstrate ability to identify and provide individualized care according to patient needs.
• Develop/review/revise and individualize the plan of care to address ongoing nursing care needs and discharge planning.
• Evaluate care plan for continuing care needs and/or referrals for discharge/transfer.
• Collaborate with providers and other clinical disciplines as appropriate.
• Perform tasks consistent with the established plan of care in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Maintain a professional behavior in attitude, demeanor, and interactions to achieve the organization's mission.
• Communicate effectively to solve problems at the personal and unit level.
• Participate in meetings and/or committees as needed to assist in decisions affecting the area/unit or organization.
• Initiate action to correct, prevent, and/or minimize risks to patients, families, or hospital employees.
• Complete appropriate report forms for any risks (e.g., variance/incident reports, patient concern reports, maintenance requests).
• Communicate unresolved issues to appropriate personnel.
• Work within the scope of practice as defined by the State Nurse Practice Act.
• Review, delegate, and evaluate plans for appropriate utilization of staff at all levels of practice in accordance with the provisions of the state's Nurse Practice Act and the Professional Standards of Practice.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited college of nursing required, or obtained within 5 years from date of hire for nurses with an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• Experience: Five years previous inpatient nursing experience required. Experience in telehealth or virtual care preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications: Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) license, valid compact multistate license, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.

Skills/Knowledge & Abilities

• Proficient in using electronic medical records (EMR), Microsoft Office products, and virtual communication tools.
• Excellent internal and external customer service skills.
• Able to effectively communicate (both verbally and written) with a wide variety of disciplines.
• Able to demonstrate independent clinical reasoning and decision-making skills.
• Flexible and able to thrive in a multi-tasking environment.

Schedule

Schedule 24 hours/week on a rotating schedule Monday through Friday between 8:00am and 9:00pm. With the intention of this program moving to 24/7, weekend and/or night shifts may come soon.

Job Description

Accountable for the delivery of quality care to patients and families according to their individual needs. Responsible for virtually administering patient care through the use of technology, collaborating with other healthcare professionals, utilizing virtual tools for communication, troubleshooting technical issues, providing appropriate care specific to the age of the patient/family, developing/reviewing/revising and individualizing the plan of care, evaluating care plan for continuing care needs and/or referrals for discharge/transfer, collaborating with providers and other clinical disciplines as appropriate, performing tasks consistent with the established plan of care in a safe and appropriate manner, maintaining a professional behavior, communicating effectively to solve problems, participating in meetings and/or committees, initiating action to correct, prevent, and/or minimize risks, completing appropriate report forms for any risks, communicating unresolved issues to appropriate personnel, working within the scope of practice as defined by the State Nurse Practice Act, reviewing, delegating, and evaluating plans for appropriate utilization of staff at all levels of practice in accordance with the provisions of the state's Nurse Practice Act and the Professional Standards of Practice.

Physical Requirements

• Weight Demands: Medium
• Physical Activity: Not necessary for the position (0%)
• Occasionally Performed: Climbing, Carrying, Crouching, Distinguishing colors, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Reaching, Standing, Stooping/bending, Twisting, Walking
• Frequently Performed: Grasping, Keyboarding/typing, Repetitive Motions, Sitting, Speaking/talking
• Constantly Performed: Hearing, Seeing/Visual

Job Hazards

• Not Related: Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex), Biological agents (primary airborne and bloodborne viruses), (Jobs with Patient Contact), (BBF)
• Physical Hazards: Noise, Temperature, Lighting, Wet Floors, Outdoors, Sharps
• Rare: Equipment/Machinery/Tools

About Nebraska Methodist Health System

Nebraska Methodist Health System comprises four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. Founded in 1891, the mission of the system is to serve communities through financial assistance, health education, outreach to diverse populations, and other community benefit activities. Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state, or local law.