eICU Virtual Care Nurse

Description

: Overview of Unit / Department

• This position is not a remote position. This position will be located in our Virtual Care Command Center located at Cox South Hospital

Are you looking to be a part of a brand new and interesting branch of healthcare?! Virtual Nursing may be just for you! Our Virtual Nursing Command Center is full of advanced technology that gives our patients an extra level of monitoring from admission to discharge. Our virtual nurses are centrally located in the Virtual Command Center at Cox South. They use this technology to support our bedside RNs with tasks to make lighten their workload as well as monitor patient’s vital signs, assist with admissions and discharges, and collaborate with our virtual physicians, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and Early Intervention Team! If you are on the search for a new way to expand your nursing knowledge come and give Virtual Nursing a go!

Additional Information About the Position for Qualified Candidates

Job Summary

The eICU Virtual nurse is a pivotal member of the healthcare team to assist with managing the care of the adult or geriatric patient experiencing general medical conditions or general surgical procedures. The virtual nurse will assist with tasks such completing the admission, care plan development and maintenance, patient education, medication and discharge teaching, care coordination, mentoring of new nurses, and implementation of evidence-based care. The virtual eICU nurse assists the primary bedside nurse with nursing tasks not required to be done in person as well as real-time quality and patient safety surveillance. The eICU Virtual nurse maintains a wide array of medical care knowledge in order to care for a diverse group of patients.

Job Requirements

◦ Required : Graduate of an accredited nursing program

◦ Preferred : Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

◦ Required : Minimum of two years previous nursing experience on inpatient nursing unit

◦ Preferred : Charge nurse or preceptor experience and specialty nursing certification

◦ Accountable and responsible for own safe clinical practice

◦ Basic computer skills and knowledge

◦ Excellent customer service skills

◦ Thrives in rapidly changing environment

◦ Self-motivated

◦ Excellent verbal and written communication skills

◦ Demonstrate effective leadership abilities

◦ Exhibits valuable time management skills

◦ Strong critical thinking / problem solving skills.

◦ Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.

◦ Required : RN license active in the state of Missouri

◦ Required : BLS must be obtained within 90 daysEducation : ▪ Required : Graduate of an accredited nursing program or NLN approved program ▪ Preferred : Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Experience : ▪ Preferred : Previous nursing experience

Skills : ▪ Excellent verbal and written communication skills ▪ Demonstrate effective leadership abilities ▪ Exhibits valuable time management skills ▪ Strong critical thinking / problem solving skills. ▪ Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.

Licensure / Certification / Registration : ▪ Required : RN license active in the state of Missouri