Hospital - Oncology Virtual Care RN (Day Shift, On-Site)

UT Health San Antonio•San Antonio, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Oncology Virtual RN provides real-time clinical decision support and additional support to patients, nurses, and the bedside team as part of the MSRH healthcare team. The role uses technology to collaborate with bedside nurses and interprofessional teams to help achieve positive patient outcomes and build trusting working relationships with the clinical team. The nurse conducts virtual patient assessments and monitoring, participates in multidisciplinary rounds and quality and safety surveillance, supports patient care planning and admission and discharge activities, and provides education and follow-up to patients and families.

Requirements

Demonstrate the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, as determined through ongoing skills and competency assessments and performance evaluations.
Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing English to perform the essential functions of the job, especially activities impacting patient or employee safety or security.
Use therapeutic communication to establish relationships with patients, families, and interprofessional teams and collaborate on the plan of care.
Strong assessment, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including the capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.
Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care teams, patients, and families.
Use critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act.
Evaluate professional practice and patient outcomes to promote expert professional practice.
Plan care using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes.
Provide peer review to improve practice.
Anticipate changes in patient conditions before a critical incident.
Integrate and support patient safety systems and role-model safe practice.
Apply expertise to improve patient care and contribute to nursing knowledge and organizational excellence.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
An Associate's degree in Nursing is required at the date of hire.
Must obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing within 2.5 years of the date of hire.
Current Texas Board of Nursing or Compact State RN license, or a Temporary Texas RN License; permanent Texas RN license must be obtained within 90 days upon hire.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 7 days of hire.

Responsibilities

Communicate with patients and other healthcare providers via videoconferencing and equipment such as desktop computers, tablets, and mobile devices.
Conduct video monitoring and virtual assessments of patients' physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs.
Collaborate in patient multidisciplinary rounds.
Use clinical decision-making skills to escalate concerns to the care team.
Participate in real-time quality and patient safety surveillance.
Provide patient and family education and support.
Evaluate patient outcomes and modify care plans accordingly.
Participate in patient admission and discharge activities, including documenting patient history, medication reconciliation, discharge planning, and completing discharge instructions with patients and families.
Collaborate with the healthcare team to support the development and implementation of patient care plans.
Conduct post-discharge follow-up phone calls.
Maintain patient confidentiality and privacy throughout all areas of patient care.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

UT SELECT medical insurance offered free for employees, with family-member coverage available through payroll deduction.
$50,000 of group term life insurance and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance at no cost, with options to purchase additional coverage.
Three dental insurance plan options through Delta Dental, including two PPOs and one dental HMO.
Two vision plan options offering standard or enhanced benefits.
Disability insurance providing income if a non-work-related illness or injury prevents an employee from working.
Flexible spending accounts for qualifying dependent day care and out-of-pocket health care expenses.
Retirement plan eligibility through TRS or ORP, with UT Health matching employee contributions for TRS; voluntary retirement programs are also available.
Front-loaded paid time off of 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) based on years of service.
Extended Illness Bank accrual of 8 hours per month.
Paid family leave of up to 240 hours (6 weeks) after 6 months of consecutive employment.
12 set paid holidays each year.
Discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.