RN Remote Patient Monitoring

About the role

The Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Nurse is a key member of the Care at Home team, using clinical expertise, evidence-based telephone triage, and remote monitoring technology to identify patient needs, support timely interventions, and improve outcomes. Responsibilities include monitoring physiologic data, conducting telephonic assessments, providing patient education, coordinating care with providers and interdisciplinary teams, and escalating clinical concerns as appropriate. The RPM Nurse promotes patient safety, engagement, chronic disease management, and reduced healthcare utilization.

Responsibilities

• Delivers nursing interventions to assigned patients that are consistent with stated medical plan of care utilizing the nursing process to assess, implement, and record patients' response in the medical record.
• Schedules patients' appointments, tests, and procedures via on-line computer system or telephone, and reinforces physician instructions in person and through telephone contact.
• Provides patient education and documents patient's response in medical record.
• Ensures appropriate patient consents and authorizations are obtained for research and/or medical treatment.
• Triages patient phone inquiries according to physician and/or departmental protocols and documents such actions in patients' medical records.
• Provides working supervision and delegates tasks to licensed vocational nurses, non-licensed medical staff, or office support personnel.
• Proficiency in electronic medical record documentation.
• Participates in the recommendation of policy and/or procedural changes according to nursing expertise.
• Prepares equipment and assists physicians during physical exams and medical procedures.
• Prepares and administers medications as prescribed by physician.
• Inspects equipment and facilities visually and physically to ensure patient safety and proper functioning of equipment.
• Maintains adequate stock of supplies as required for work area.
• Attends and participates in meetings related to clinical activities.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: Directly interacting with or caring for patients; Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of an approved/accredited nursing program with an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• Experience: Specialty areas may have increased experience requirements as dictated by clinic or standard of care.
• Licenses and Certifications:
  • Licensure as Registered Nurse by Board of Nurse Examiners for State of Texas (required upon hire).
  • Basic Life Support through course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) (required upon hire).

Preferred qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Experience: 1 year of clinical experience.

Skills

• Ability to complete most assignments with substantial independence.
• Ability to lift, push, and/or pull up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to maintain current customer service, clinical, and technical skills by attending training programs and seminars to continue level of competency and ensure compliance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Ability to provide suggestions for change and assist with development and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Ability to read, write, and perform mathematical calculations.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Frequent contact with physicians, residents, fellows, allied health personnel, and other medical and/or non-medical office support personnel to coordinate necessary information to provide optimal level of patient care.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Input and assistance with budgetary monitoring and management.
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities specific to the needs of the clinical specialty.
• Proficiency in the use of computer technology.
• Telephone contact with patients, referring physicians, and pharmaceutical representatives outside of UT Southwestern, vendors, and third party payees.
• Use of considerable judgment in application of procedures, nursing assessment techniques, practices and policies to work problems, organization, and administration of clinical activities.

Physical requirements

• Bending/Leaning Over
• Handling
• Lifting
• Pulling
• Pushing
• Standing
• Talking

Working conditions

• Clinical Setting
• Hazards

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare — no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified