Virtual Critical Care Registered Nurse - Pulse Center - Full Time - nights

Position Details Critical Care Virtual Registered Nurse - located in Big Flats, NY! This position is Full Time 12 hour night shifts. This position is eligible for a $25,000 sign on bonus! Position Summary The Virtual Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing care for patients in a critical care environment utilizing telecommunication technology. Collaborates with the bedside nurse to provide coordinated, safe, compassionate, therapeutic, evidence-based quality care to patients and families, based on individual physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and appropriate care strategies throughout the lifespan. Practices in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act in the state of employment, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the ANA scope and standards of practice. Essential functions and specific skills for the job are found in the unit specific onboarding checklist and in standards that are applicable to the specialty. Education, License & Cert Registered Nurse licensed in both Pennsylvania and New York. BSN in Nursing preferred. Any previously agreed upon effective date for obtaining a Bachelor's degree in nursing between individuals and facilities will remain in effect. Any contract with specific time frames for obtaining a bachelor’s degree in nursing will supersede the above point and will remain in effect. CCRN or CCRN-E certification within two years of hire preferred with education and training provided. BLS and ACLS certification required. Experience Registered Nurse currently licensed in Pennsylvania and New York with five years of experience in critical care. Must maintain BLS and ACLS certification. Specifications regarding educational requirements during employment are determined by the Nursing Department and Nursing Unit. Essential Functions Employs Nursing Professional Practice: Utilizes clinical assessment skills and knowledge of EPIC and Sickbay functionality or designated software application, to monitor patients effectively and efficiently in collaboration with the patient’s primary nurse. Utilizes critical thinking skills and the specialized software to assess patients, and preemptively address subtle signs and symptoms of clinical deterioration or status changes. Develops updates and coordinates the patients' plan of care to achieve patient goals and to optimize outcomes and transitions across the continuum. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Advocates: Effectively advocates for ethical and holistic care by partnering in care planning to promote the autonomy, dignity, rights, values, and beliefs of those we serve. Communicates effectively to inform, coach, and support onsite nurses/clinicians, cultivating a therapeutic team approach. Facilitates Learning: Fosters a learning environment for patients/families, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team, including students. Provides formal and informal learning for patients/families, nursing, other members of the healthcare team, and community. Serves as a clinical resource, coaches and mentors clinical nurses in areas of clinical and professional practice. Models professional behaviors as a representative of the nursing profession. Aligns Practice with Safety and Quality: Manages assignment of complex patients and other unit demands. Proactively recognizes, determines a plan of action, and responds to routine, urgent, and emergent patient situations utilizing direct observation via videoconferencing, proactive surveillance of adverse physiological trends, medical chart review, and clinical alarms. Provides follow-up to ensure problem resolution. Engages in Professional Development: Engages in ongoing professional development; practices at the top of license within the legal parameters of the Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, and specialty standards. Promotes a culture of inquiry that explores, integrates, and disseminates research and evidence-based practice. Leader in Practice Setting & Community: Demonstrates leadership as change agents using the collaborative leadership skills of advocacy, influence, and innovation. Provides high-level contributions to the onsite nurses’ knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacology, hemodynamics, bedside technology, and nursing care. #J-18808-Ljbffr