Remote RN - Med-Surg Virtual Float Nurse

Saint Peter’s Health Care System; New Brunswick, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Peter’s Health Care System is seeking a Virtual RN for the Med-Surg Float Pool. This remote nursing role supports hospital units with bedside teams, performing comprehensive virtual assessments and coordinating patient care.

The Virtual RN will conduct virtual admission, discharge, and readiness assessments, educate patients and families, and escalate clinical issues as needed to ensure safe, high‑quality, patient‑centered care across transitions.

Qualifications

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of New Jersey.
• BSN preferred or must be obtained within three years of hire.
• Prior experience with patient education, discharge planning, care coordination, or virtual nursing preferred.
• Self-directed, proactive professional who can navigate barriers, identify solutions, and adapt to evolving workflows while maintaining focus on patient care and operational excellence.
• BLS certification required, as approved by the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Assess the health status of assigned patients as outlined in the Nursing Standards.
• Conduct comprehensive virtual admission/discharge assessments, within established timeframes.
• Conduct comprehensive virtual admission assessments by obtaining and reconciling admission information, collaborating with bedside nursing staff to validate assessment findings, identify actual or potential patient safety concerns and communicating pertinent clinical information to support safe, coordinated and high‑quality patient care.
• Conduct comprehensive virtual discharge readiness assessments by evaluating patient preparedness for discharge, reviewing discharge medications and discharge plans, confirming follow up appointments, reinforcing discharge instructions and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to ensure a safe, seamless and patient centered transition of care.
• Provide appropriate clinical support to the inpatient nursing units through the use of remote technology by partnering with bedside nurses to enhance clinical workflows, delivering patient and family education, monitoring for changes in patient condition or concerns, and promptly escalating clinical issues to support safe, coordinated, high‑quality patient care.

Skills

Patient education

Discharge planning

Care coordination

Virtual nursing

Education

BSN preferred

NJ RN license

Job description

Saint Peter’s Health Care System is seeking a Virtual RN for the Med-Surg Float Pool. This remote nursing role supports hospital units with bedside teams, performing comprehensive virtual assessments and coordinating patient care.

The Virtual RN will conduct virtual admission, discharge, and readiness assessments, educate patients and families, and escalate clinical issues as needed to ensure safe, high‑quality, patient‑centered care across transitions.