Virtual Nurse - Acute Care

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

*This is not a work from home position. Employees are required to be on site at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE*

Shift Details:

24 hours/ week

Mid Shift

1100-2330

*This position will also have some weekend off shift coverage

Responsible for providing remote nursing care and assistance to both the patient and the bedside Registered Nurse (RN) through the use of technology.  Responsibilities include virtually administering patient care by utilizing the nursing process of assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating the patient's care plan from admission to discharge.  The Virtual Nurse collaborates with other healthcare professionals to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.   

Required Qualifications: 
•    Associate’s degree in nursing (ADN) or Nursing Diploma required.
•    Minimum 3 years of RN experience in an acute care hospital required
•    Ability to demonstrate initiative, teamwork and flexibility required.   
•    Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Nebraska or current compact state license required. 
•    Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required, must be from an American Heart Association (AHA) endorsed program required. 
•    Experience caring for medically complex patients required.
•    Ability to demonstrate independent clinical decision-making required.
•    Strong communication skills, both verbal and written required.
•    Proficient EHR technology (Epic preferred), Microsoft, and Philips monitoring required. 
•    Strong understanding of HIPAA and data security on telehealth platforms required. 

Preferred Qualifications:  
•    Direct patient care experience preferred.  
•    Based on position, prior experience in one or more of the following areas including cardiology, cardiac drip management, critical care, emergency department, medical-surgical, obstetrics, cardiovascular rehabilitation, telemetry, oncology, neonatal intensive care, pediatric acute care, solid organ transplant, cath lab, EP lab, quality assurance related to health care, perioperative and special procedures in applicable nursing specialty area preferred.  
•    Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree preferred.
•    Based on position, one or more of the following courses including STABLE, smoking cessation counseling, basic critical care, or other specialty training courses preferred.   
•    Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel preferred.  Proficient with use of email applications preferred.  
•    Proficient with use of departmental equipment and systems such as patient care equipment, telecommunication systems, information systems, pneumatic tube system, general patient care supplies, and transport equipment preferred.
•    Med-surg experience preferred. 
•    Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.