VIRTUAL REGISTERED NURSE

LE101 North Mississippi Medical Center, Inc; Portland (OR); Remote; USD 81,435,000 - 122,152,000; Full time

Job summary

The Virtual Registered Nurse position with North Mississippi Health Services delivers direct patient nursing care through virtual rounds and two‑way technology, maintaining medical records and collaborating with the interprofessional team.

Requires strong computer skills, effective communication, and the ability to respond to rapidly changing patient needs; access to Preceptor programs may be provided during employment.

Qualifications

• Must possess strong computer skills for data entry and retrieval.
• Proficient with Windows-style applications.
• Effective communication and teaching skills.
• Familiar with regulatory and accrediting standards.
• Ability to train new staff and serve as resource.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient nursing care through virtual rounds.
• Collaborate with interprofessional team to develop care plans.
• Maintain and update medical records.
• Educate patients and families.
• Mentor and train staff and preceptors.

Skills

Strong computer skills

Windows applications

Effective communication

Preceptor experience

Education

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Job description

We believe a career is more than just a career - it's a calling. Our teammates\'s "True North" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.

Department

10006030 Virtual Nursing Services

Job Description

The Virtual Registered Nurse at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for providing quality direct patient nursing care through virtual nursing rounds and two-way technology, maintaining medical records, and collaborating with the interprofessional healthcare team. The role requires strong computer skills, effective communication, and the ability to respond to rapidly changing patient needs.

Job Functions

Virtual Care Nursing

• Operationalizes technology, supports clinical decision‑making processes, continuity of care and patient safety, and provides a work environment conducive for keeping technically competent, experienced and highly educated nurses engaged at the bedside.
• Provides professional direct patient nursing care to a diverse patient population with collaboration from the bedside nurse through two‑way technology and specialized software.
• Assesses and cares for patients by leveraging video conferencing to complete virtual nursing rounds.

Clinical Practice

• Provides quality exams and treatment solutions and maintains medical records.
• Develops, implements, monitors, updates, and communicates plan of care, including discharge, in partnership with the patient, family, and interprofessional health care team.
• Prioritizes care based on the patient’s needs, abilities, and preferences.
• Advocates on patient/family’s behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns.
• Assesses unit needs related to practice and improvement opportunities and collaborates to facilitate patient throughput efficiency.

Education

• Utilizes strong communication skills to provide patient/family education.
• Acts as a resource/coach/mentor for existing staff and new employees.
• Has opportunity to be selected to participates in Preceptor Program
• Those selected will complete the Preceptor Class during first year of employment.
• Upon completion of preceptor course and validation of competencies, serves as resource and/or preceptor for existing staff.
• Serves as a Preceptor to ensure proper training of new employees.
• Serves as a Preceptor for nursing students to support their knowledge base and development of clinical skills, as well as critical decision making.
• Assists in training new Preceptors and validating new Preceptors’s competencies.

Communication

• Maintains communication with multidisciplinary team members to provide holistic care to the patient.

Customer Relations

• Projects caring, friendly and helpful image to patients and other customers.

Self-Development

• Maintains competency by staying informed of changing trends in the nursing practice.

Regulatory Knowledge

• Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Must possess strong computer skills required for data entry and retrieval of information
• Must be proficient with Windows‑style applications
• Must have effective communication and teaching skills
• Must have general knowledge of various regulatory and accrediting standards
• Prioritizes/delegates/evaluates work assignments
• Anticipates resources needed
• Assimilates data and reports appropriately
• Orients new employees to the unit and reports progress to nurse manager
• The incumbent has routine contact with physicians, ancillary personnel, other nursing personnel, patients, family, visitors.
• The incumbent must demonstrate effective interpersonal skills to all customers/co‑workers, and in all aspects of patient care and job performance.

Physical Demands

A thorough completion of this section is needed for compliance with legal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Standing. Constantly
• Walking. Constantly
• Sitting. occasionally
• Lifting/Carrying. Frequently 50 lbs
• Pushing/Pulling. Frequently
• Climbing. occasionally
• Balancing. occasionally
• Stooping/Kneeling/Bending. occasionally
• Reaching/Over Head Work. occasionally
• Grasping. Frequently
• Speaking. Constantly
• Hearing. Constantly
• Repetitive Motions. Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordinations. Frequently

Salary Range

$28.42 - $42.63

Education

Associate’s Degree | Nursing | Required Certifications: Registered Nurse (MS) - MS Board of Nursing

About Us

North Mississippi Health Services is a large rural health care system with state‑of‑the‑art facilities in Mississippi and Alabama. We have career opportunities ranging from inpatient hospital care to 70+ rural health and specialty clinics, a variety of outpatient, women’s and behavioral health services and many additional support services. Our team of over 7,000 works together every day toward our shared mission - to continuously improve the health of the people of our region.