Registered Nurse I (Virtual) - Virtual Nursing

Saint Francis Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Registered Nurse I (Virtual) at Saint Francis Hospital, Inc. provides nursing care through tele/virtual monitoring from an on-site office in Tulsa, OK.

The role includes admit, discharge, chart review and patient care duties via secure links to patient rooms; requires strong clinical judgment and communication. Minimum education is a nursing diploma/degree with a valid RN license; at least five years in an acute care setting are expected, with critical care experience preferred for this

Qualifications

• Has completed basic professional curricula of a nursing program and holds or is entitled to hold a nursing diploma or degree.
• Minimum five years bedside experience in acute care; critical care RN experience preferred.
• Valid multi-state or Oklahoma RN license.

Responsibilities

• Perform admit, discharge, chart review and other patient care duties via secure link to patient rooms.
• Utilize nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in a virtual setting.
• Collaborate with clinicians and education resources; document and communicate care plans.

Education

Nursing diploma/degree

Tools

EHR/telemedicine tools

Job description

Full Time Days Shift: 7a - 7p, rot wknds Minimum of 5 years bedside experience preferred. Critical Care RN experience required Virtual Nurse works from an on-site office location (not a remote position) Will perform admit, discharge, chart review and other patient care duties via a secure link to patient rooms.

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Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse I (Virtual) assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies/procedures for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating patient functional status. This position will assume accountability for patient care outcomes through the assimilation and application of evidence based practice to design, implement, and evaluate patient plans of care in a virtual environment setting.

Minimum Education: Has completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing as approved and verified by a state board of nursing and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree therefrom.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse License.

Work Experience: Minimum 5 years of registered nurse experience in acute care setting.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Demonstrated ability to use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making. Working knowledge of general disease state management processes, bio-psychosocial model, and clinical pathways. Ability to receive and understand information relayed through oral or electronic communication. Exceptional and effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills. Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner. Ability to be detail oriented as required in the examination of clinical and numerical data. Ability to demonstrate comfort and ease of familiarity with tele/virtual monitoring equipment. Demonstrates a high degree of professional competence and autonomy.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Utilizes the nursing process to care for patients. Assesses, organizes, and completes patient care with consideration for patient, age, cultural and psychosocial factors. Documents steps of the nursing process. Utilizes proper medical terminology. Addresses problems and progress toward goals. Facilitates patient discharge through timely, appropriate referrals and utilization of patient education resources, suitable to patient age and cultural/psychosocial factors. Collaborates with other disciplines as appropriate. Supports unit/hospital goals through PI and educational activities as evidenced by attending in-services, meeting unit education standards, and completing variance reports. Works to prevent patient problems from occurring by: direct observation via telemedicine technology, proactive surveillance of adverse physiological trends, assurance of appropriate prophylactic strategies, and medical chart review. Virtually evaluates patients, educates the patient and families on disease process and procedures and re-evaluates patients as appropriate. Performs the responsibilities of clinician, educator, consultant/collaborator and navigator during virtual appointments. Coaches and mentors nurses on the floor around the care of the patients. Maintains knowledge of rapidly changing technology and equipment used in patient care setting.

Decision Making:

Independent judgment in making decisions from many diversified alternatives that are subject to general review in final stages only.

Working Relationship:

Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise). Leads others in same work performed (does not supervise). Has input on performance evaluations but does not prepare or give. Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff. Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.

Special Job Dimensions:

None.

Supplemental Information:

This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Virtual Nursing - Yale Campus Location:

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position. This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana.

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability

Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit Health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma with over 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians. The health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation. Our system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.