What are the responsibilities and job description for the Virtual Registered Nurse, Main Unit, Tupelo (Min. 10 yrs. experience required) position at North Mississippi Health Services?
Virtual Care Nursing
Customer Relations: Projects caring, friendly and helpful image to patients and other customers.
Self-Development: Maintains competency by staying informed of changing trends in the nursing practice.
Regulatory Knowledge: Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.
Job Knowledge
- Operationalizes technology, supports clinical decision-making processes, continuity of care and patient safety, and provides a work environment conducive for keeping technically competent, experienced and highly educated nurses engaged at the bedside.
- Provides professional direct patient nursing care to a diverse patient population with collaboration from the bedside nurse through two-way technology and specialized software.
- Assesses and cares for patients by leveraging video conferencing to complete virtual nursing rounds.
- Provides quality exams and treatment solutions and maintains medical records.
- Develops, implements, monitors, updates, and communicates plan of care, including discharge, in partnership with the patient, family, and interprofessional health care team.
- Prioritizes care based on the patient’s needs, abilities, and preferences.
- Advocates on patient/family’s behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns.
- Assesses unit needs related to practice and improvement opportunities and collaborates to facilitate patient throughput efficiency.
- Utilizes strong communication skills to provide patient/family education
- Acts as a resource/coach/mentor for existing staff and new employees.
Customer Relations: Projects caring, friendly and helpful image to patients and other customers.
Self-Development: Maintains competency by staying informed of changing trends in the nursing practice.
Regulatory Knowledge: Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.
Job Knowledge
- Must be licensed to practice as a RN in the state of MS
- Must have ten or more years of experience as a Registered nurse
- Must complete RN orientation and approved unit specific checklist
- Must maintain a current AHA CPR Certification
- Must maintain department requirements for continuing education and any specific unit requirements