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 to patients, nurses, and bedside teams as an integrated member of the MSRH healthcare team. The role uses technology to collaborate with bedside nurses and interprofessional teams to support positive patient outcomes and establish effective working relationships across the clinical team. The nurse conducts virtual patient assessments and monitoring, participates in multidisciplinary rounds, supports patient safety and quality surveillance, and contributes to care planning and evaluation. The role also supports admission and discharge activities, patient and family education, and post-discharge follow-up while maintaining patient confidentiality and privacy.

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 essential job functions, especially those affecting 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 ability to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.
Ability to function independently and exercise judgment when interacting with physicians, interprofessional care teams, patients, and families.
Use critical thinking and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act.
Ability to evaluate personal practice and patient outcomes and plan care using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes.
Ability to provide peer review to improve practice, anticipate changes in patient conditions, and support patient safety systems.
Ability to contribute to improving patient care and organizational nursing excellence.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Associate degree in Nursing required at hire.
Must obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing within 2.5 years of the hire date.
Current Texas Board of Nursing or Compact State RN license, or a Temporary Texas RN License with a permanent Texas license obtained within 90 days of hire.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 7 days of hire.

Responsibilities

Communicate with patients and 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 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.