Virtual Critical Care Nurse, onsite at hub) Night, per diem

Kaiser Permanente; Pleasanton (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a remote nursing professional to provide consultative care to Intensive Care Units using advanced technology. The role involves monitoring ICU patients, collaborating with bedside nurses for real-time clinical support, and engaging in performance improvement activities to enhance patient outcomes. Ideal candidates should have experience in critical care or remote nursing.

Responsibilities

• Performs video monitoring and assessment of ICU patient data.
• Responds to requests by ICU RNs for nursing care consultation.
• Collaborates in continuous performance improvement activities.

Job description

Overview

Job Summary: Provides remote consultative and supportive nursing care to Intensive Care Units (ICU) to multiple medical centers utilizing in room camera and EPIC technology from a remote, centralized hub. Collaborates with ICU doctors and nurses provide timely intervention for critically ill patients to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Performs video monitoring and assessment of ICU patient data. Performs safety rounding of ICU patient rooms. Collaborates with the ICU doctor located in the remote hub to ensure timely consultation and intervention on ICU patients requiring immediate intervention.
• Responds to request by ICU RNs for nursing care consultation on ICU patients. Works remotely with bedside nurses in providing real time, clinical decision support for ICU patients with conditions requiring immediate attention such as physiologic changes resulting from actions or inactions of the care team during evening and night shifts.
• Collaborates in continuous performance improvement activities with remote interprofessional teams ito achieve optimal patient and family outcomes. Leverages technology in gathering and evaluating quality metrics as a means to measure and report on patients data. Reviews critical care quality metrics.