Telehealth RN- Virtual Specialty

Job Description Summary Provides nursing care to patients using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation). Directs and leads other assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards of care and practice. Provide patient/family centered care using the nursing process and focusing on the physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs. This includes providing for the assessment, development of nursing diagnoses, outcome identification, planning, implementation of interventions, coordination of care, health teaching and promotion and evaluation of goals and interventions consistent with the policies of MUSC. Maintains a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment through ensuring patient privacy and responsive, respectful, accepting, and professional behavior. Demonstrates the ability to function in a professional setting through active participation in a professional practice model. This includes participating in shared governance, adherence to standards of care, participation in peer review and professional development promoting leadership and clinical excellence, effective team skills, autonomous practice and acknowledgment of accountability for actions and critical thinking. Coordinates the effective and efficient delivery of patient care services through the application of care management principles. Identifies clinical priorities and initiates action to improve patient outcomes. Demonstrates ability to function in a professional practice model through active participation in shared governance, promotion of a healthy work environment and acceptance of personal responsibility for professional growth. Entity Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Cost Center CC004953 SYS - Virtual First Teleconsultation Pay Rate Type Hourly Pay Grade Health-28 Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Work Shift Job Description The Virtual Nurse, RN, coordinates and delivers professional, clinical, quality, and educational services to patients engaging with MUSC via virtual care. This role reports to leadership within the MUSC Center for Telehealth, a national Center of Excellence. The Virtual Nurse, RN, works to develop and ensure efficiency, effectiveness, and overall success of virtual care services through convenient, timely care navigation for patients and support of virtual providers. This position provides centralized support for virtual visits for multiple levels of care along the care continuum. This role is responsible for coordinating pre-visit, during visit, and post visit care planning for patients, providers, and other care team members. This position also processes patient referrals and other care plan related needs, as requested. Additional Job Description Minimum Requirements: Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred. RN staff hired on or after July 1, 2013 with an Associate or Diploma degree in nursing are required to be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two years and successfully obtain a BSN degree within four years of the RN hire or reclassification date. Refer to policy A141 for more details. A minimum of one year of work experience as a registered nurse required. Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required. Physical Requirements Mobility & Posture Standing: Continuous Sitting: Continuous Walking: Continuous Climbing stairs: Infrequent Working indoors: Continuous Working outdoors (temperature extremes): Infrequent Working from elevated areas: Frequent Working in confined/cramped spaces: Frequent Kneeling: Infrequent Bending at the waist: Continuous Twisting at the waist: Frequent Squatting: Frequent Manual Dexterity & Strength Pinching operations: Frequent Gross motor use (fingers/hands): Continuous Firm grasping (fingers/hands): Continuous Fine manipulation (fingers/hands): Continuous Reaching overhead: Frequent Reaching in all directions: Continuous Repetitive motion (hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders): Continuous Full use of both legs: Continuous Balance & coordination (lower extremities): Frequent Lifting & Force Requirements Lift/carry 50 lbs. unassisted: Infrequent Lift/lower 50 lbs. from floor to 36”: Infrequent Lift up to 25 lbs. overhead: Infrequent Exert up to 50 lbs. of force: Frequent Examples: Transfer 100 lb. non-ambulatory patient = 50 lbs. force Push 400 lb. patient in wheelchair on carpet = 20 lbs. force Push patient stretcher one-handed = 25 lbs. force Vision & Sensory Maintain corrected vision 20/40 (one or both eyes): Continuous Recognize objects (near/far): Continuous Color discrimination: Continuous Depth perception: Continuous Peripheral vision: Continuous Hearing acuity (with correction): Continuous Tactile sensory function: Continuous Gross motor with fine motor coordination: Continuous Selected Positions: Olfactory (smell) function: Continuous Respirator use qualification: Continuous Work Environment & Conditions Effective stress management: Continuous Rotating shifts: Frequent Overtime as required: Frequent Latex-safe environment: Continuous If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us! The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need. Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees Thank you for wanting to be part of the Medical University of South Carolina team. Whether you want to teach the next generation of health care leaders, innovate new business models, discover the next breakthrough or provide patient care, there's a role for you that fuels your passion and takes advantage of your skills. There are career opportunities available in academics, research, hospital medicine, physician practices and support services, from patient billing to IT. As an applicant, you can search jobs for all MUSC entities as well as search by category and location. MUSC attracts more than $250 million annually in research funding, making it the biggest magnet for biomedical, extramural research dollars of all institutions of higher learning in South Carolina. The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program aims to advance clinical and translational science to increase the speed at which new treatments become available to patients. MUSC Health, the clinical enterprise, operates a 750 bed medical center, which includes a nationally recognized Children’s Hospital, the Ashley River Tower (cardiovascular, digestive disease, and surgical oncology), Hollings Cancer Center (one of fewer than 70 elite National Cancer Institute designated centers), a Level I Trauma Center and the Institute of Psychiatry. In addition, there are more than 100 outreach clinics, hospital/health system affiliations, and telehealth sites. U.S. News & World Report placed us among the top one percent of all American hospitals, with 11 specialties in the top 50. The MUSC Medical Center is also one of only three Magnet® designated hospitals in South Carolina.

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