Onsite Virtual Registered Nurse - 24 hours/week

Nebraska Methodist Hospital•Omaha, NE

20h•Remote

About The Position

Nebraska Methodist Health System is seeking a Virtual Registered Nurse to provide remote nursing care and assistance to bedside Registered Nurses (RNs) through the use of technology. This role involves virtually administering patient care using the nursing process, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and utilizing virtual tools for effective patient communication. The nurse will also troubleshoot technical issues and provide age-specific care, ensuring patient understanding and comfort. Key responsibilities include performing initial and ongoing patient evaluations, developing and revising care plans, providing patient teaching, and collaborating with providers for discharge planning. The role also emphasizes maintaining professional behavior, effective communication, and a commitment to quality patient care and safety. This position is fiscally accountable and requires professional responsibility for human and other resources, including accurate charging for supplies and equipment.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited college of nursing required OR obtained within 5 years from date of hire for nurses with an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
Five years previous inpatient nursing experience required.
Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) license, valid compact multistate license, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.
Proficient in using electronic medical records (EMR), Microsoft Office products, and virtual communication tools.
Excellent internal and external customer service skills.
Ability to effectively communicate (both verbally and written) with wide variety of disciplines.
Ability to demonstrate independent clinical reasoning and decision-making skills.
Flexibility and ability to thrive in a multi-tasking environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in telehealth or virtual care preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for providing remote nursing care to the patient and assistance to the bedside Registered Nurse (RN) through use of technology.
Virtually administer patient care by utilizing the nursing process of assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating the patient's care plan from admission to discharge.
Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.
Utilize virtual tools to communicate effectively with patients.
Troubleshoot technical issues.
Provide appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Population Specific Criteria.
Demonstrate ability to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer/patient care according to customer/patient needs.
Perform initial and ongoing evaluation to determine the assigned patient’s ongoing nursing care needs. Include data from the patient/significant other(s) in the evaluation, as appropriate.
Prioritize data collection according to the patient’s immediate needs.
Use evaluation findings in discharge planning.
Develop/review/revise and individualize the plan of care to address the patient’s nursing care needs for optimum patient care outcomes.
Provide teaching specific to the patient’s health care problem.
Evaluate care plan for continuing care needs and/or referrals for discharge/transfer.
Collaborate with providers and other clinical disciplines, as appropriate.
Perform tasks that are consistent with the established plan of care in a safe and appropriate manner.
Is familiar with, and follows, nursing protocols and standards of care for each nursing unit served.
Use current knowledge in nursing practice based on standards and research literature.
Evaluate patient care to determine response to care/interventions for optimal patient outcome.
Monitor and document patient response to appropriate interventions.
Evaluate the patient’s capabilities and/or limitations related to nursing and medical interventions.
Monitor the patient and/or significant other(s) ability to manage care needs after dismissal.
Recognize and address patient and family capabilities and limitations (physical and mental).
Maintain a professional behavior in attitude, demeanor, and interactions to achieve organization’s mission.
Communicate effectively to solve problems at the personal and unit level.
Is approachable and professional in working with other health professionals, ancillary staff, patients, and family.
Maintain competence in area of expertise.
Participate in meetings and/or committees as needed to assist in decisions affecting area/unit or organization.
Take pride in the work area maintaining a clean environment.
Maintain a professional appearance, behavior, and work environment.
Initiate action to correct, prevent, and/or minimize risk(s) to the patient, family, or hospital employees (e.g., falls, needle sticks, patient concerns). (Quality of Care).
Complete appropriate report form for any risk (e.g. variance/incident report, patient concern report, maintenance request).
Communicate to appropriate personnel regarding unresolved issues.
Work within the scope of practice as defined by the State Nurse Practice Act.
Review, delegate, and evaluate plans for appropriate utilization of staff at all levels of practice in accordance with the provision of the state’s Nurse Practice Act and the Professional Standards of Practice.
Right task (within the scope of practice, according to the job description, based on the desired outcome, task routine, non-complex, low risk and predictable outcome).
Right person (assess competency by: certification/licensure, job description, skills check list, demonstrated skill).
Right communication (clear, concise, correct, complete).
Right feedback: the Reciprocal Process (ask teammates’ input first, recognize effort, get teammates’ solution to problem, check off points).
Fiscally accountable.
Act professionally responsible for human and other resources.
Charge accurately for use of supplies and equipment, according to policy.