Virtual Registered Nurse (RN), On-Site, FT, Days

Job Summary

The Virtual Registered Nurse (VRN) is responsible for providing professional nursing care through video conferencing technology, conducting assessments, creating care plans, and collaborating with the healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Assess and care for patients via video conferencing to complete virtual nursing rounds.
• Provide virtual health assessments, treatment solutions, and follow-up from the Virtual Command Center.
• Create, implement, and monitor care plans in collaboration with other care teams.
• Develop, update, and communicate plan of care, including discharge, in partnership with the patient, family, and interprofessional health care team.
• Prioritize care based on patient needs, abilities, and preferences.
• Advocate on patient/family's behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns.
• Collaborate with interprofessional health care team to facilitate patient throughput efficiently to meet organizational goals.
• Develop and implement effective patient teaching strategies based on learning needs; use appropriate resources, incorporating planning for care after discharge.
• Evaluate patient's comprehension and adapt teaching methods accordingly.
• Anticipate/prevent and recognize/resolve early declines in patient condition and emergent situations.
• Contribute to development of service line and hospital standards and guidelines.
• Coaches to support the growth of nursing staff in meeting identified goals.
• Provides oversight for student/new employee preceptorships.
• Fosters identification and implementation of innovative solutions to improve patient care or unit operations.
• Led initiatives to improve quality and safety scores on the unit and hospital scorecards, through peer-to-peer accountability, reporting near misses and identifying solutions by collaborating with the interprofessional team.
• Serves as the clinical resource.
• Develops and disseminates, as appropriate, informational/educational resources and programs designed to improve quality and professional practice.
• Documents in Electronic Medical Record each encounter with clinical staff.
• Ensures that reporting is in place to demonstrate program outcomes and support performance improvement activities.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program and has experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Valid RN License from Virginia or reciprocal compact state.
• BSN is required.
• Three (3) years acute care nursing experience.
• AHA BLS Provider CPR.
• Computer skills and dexterity required for data entry and retrieval of information.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally.
• Proficient with Windows-style applications, various software packages specific to role and keyboard.
• Preferred American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC)-recognized certification in applicable specialty area.