RN (Full Time)- TeleICU, AHN

Highmark Health•Pittsburgh, PA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The TeleICU at AHN remotely monitors patients in ICU beds across AHN from a centralized office location in Pittsburgh, PA. You will work alongside our care team across AHN, virtually. This is an on-site role but is non-patient facing. The job provides TeleICU-nursing care to a diverse population of critically ill adults across multiple intensive care units at various acute care sites. Focuses on prevention and evidence-based care through advocacy, clinical decision support and proactive, continuous monitoring.

Requirements

Associate's Degree in Nursing
3 years in an ICU
Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Proficiency with Windows-based computer skills and operations
Effective communication skills
EMR: Cerner/EPIC/eCaremanager

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Responsibilities

Collects and analyzes patient data for the purpose of assessment, diagnosis, and management.
Efficiently assembles a focused assessment of physiological, psychological and medical record data.
Direct observation via audio/video platform.
Uses critical thinking skills and critical care knowledge in diagnosing clinical problems and in defining interventions.
Re-evaluates prior diagnosis and care plans at appropriate intervals in accordance with expected individual patient outcomes.
Prioritizes clinical problems accurately and in a timely manner.
Responds to routine, urgent, and emergent patient problems appropriately by demonstrating effective decision-making.
Provides follow up to ensure problem resolution.
Proactive surveillance of adverse physiological trends.
Appropriately address alerts/alarms.
Uses clinical decision tools in determining evidence-based practices for clinical problems.
Ensures prophylactic strategies in place.
Effectively communicates and advocates needs and wishes of patient/significant other regarding health care.
Formulates and articulates concise and comprehensive assessments of real or potential patient problems to the Virtual ICU intensivist.
Other duties as assigned or requested.