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

front-loaded Paid Time Off

bonus

pay

$5,000.00

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.

Licensure / Certification / Registration

◦ 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