Registered Nurse I (Virtual) - Virtual Nursing

Saint Francis Health System

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse I (Virtual) assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care using the nursing process and following hospital standards and unit policies and procedures. The role monitors and evaluates patient functional status and is accountable for care outcomes through evidence-based practice and the design, implementation, and evaluation of patient care plans in a virtual environment. The nurse works from an on-site office at the Yale Campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, rather than remotely. Using a secure link to patient rooms and telemedicine technology, the nurse performs admissions, discharges, chart reviews, patient assessments, education, monitoring, and other patient-care duties. The role also coaches and mentors floor nurses and performs clinician, educator, consultant/collaborator, and navigator responsibilities during virtual appointments. This is a full-time night-shift position, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with rotating weekends. The position is identified as safety-sensitive under Oklahoma law.

Requirements

Completion of the basic professional curriculum at a school of nursing approved and verified by a state board of nursing, with a diploma or degree from that school.
Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.
Minimum five years of registered nurse experience in an acute-care setting.
Ability to use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
Working knowledge of general disease-state management processes, the biopsychosocial model, and clinical pathways.
Ability to receive and understand information through oral or electronic communication.
Effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
Ability to organize and prioritize work effectively and efficiently.
Attention to detail when examining clinical and numerical data.
Comfort and familiarity with tele/virtual monitoring equipment.
High degree of professional competence and autonomy.

Nice To Haves

Minimum five years of bedside experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess, organize, implement, document, and evaluate patient care using the nursing process, considering age, cultural, psychosocial, and patient-specific factors.
Use proper medical terminology, address problems, and monitor progress toward care goals.
Facilitate patient discharge through timely referrals and appropriate patient education resources.
Collaborate with other disciplines and healthcare professionals as appropriate.
Support unit and hospital goals through performance-improvement and educational activities, including attending in-services, meeting unit education standards, and completing variance reports.
Prevent patient problems through direct observation using telemedicine technology, proactive surveillance of adverse physiological trends, assurance of appropriate prophylactic strategies, and medical chart review.
Virtually evaluate patients, educate patients and families about disease processes and procedures, and re-evaluate patients as appropriate.
Perform clinician, educator, consultant/collaborator, and navigator responsibilities during virtual appointments.
Coach and mentor floor nurses regarding patient care.
Maintain knowledge of changing patient-care technology and equipment.
Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.