staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Virtual Care - $35-48 per hour
Company: Mary Washington Healthcare
Location: Stafford
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
Mary Washington Healthcare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN)
Virtual Care for a nursing job in Stafford, Virginia.Job
Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Virtual Care
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: Ongoing
- Shift: nights
- Employment Type: Staff
Start the day excited to make a difference---end the day knowing
you did. -Come join our team.Job Summary:The Virtual Registered
Nurse (VRN) is responsible for providing professional nursing care
with collaboration from the bedside nurse through two-way
audio/visual technology and performing assessments of vital signs
and monitoring data through specialized software. The VRN position
provides professional direct patient nursing care to a diverse
patient population. Besides conducting nursing assessments,
assisting with exams and treatment and maintenance of medical
records, this position assists in coaching and mentoring department
staff in areas of clinical and professional practice. The VRN
position offers high level contributions at the bedside, unit,
service line, and across the healthcare system. Responsibilities
for this position may include but are not limited to leading unit
and shared governance activities, serving as charge nurse,
assessing unit needs related to practice and improvement
opportunities, serving as a clinical resource for both unit and
hospital staff, and coordinating unit and hospital-wide education
in partnership with management.The Level II Competent Registered
Nurse is clinically able to care for patients. The Level II MWHC
nurse demonstrates the ability to collaborate with the healthcare
team to improve the quality of care in the designated clinical area
by incorporating research and implementing evidenced-based
knowledge into practice. The Level II Competent Registered Nurse
assumes the accountability and responsibility as a professional
nurse for providing total, comprehensive, continuous, and
patient-centered care for an assigned group of patients. The RN is
responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing
process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and
evaluation.Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
- Assess and care for patients by leveraging video conferencing
to complete virtual nursing rounds.
- Provide patients with virtual health assessments, treatment
solutions, and follow-up from the Virtual Command Center.
- Create, implement, and monitor care plans in collaboration with
other care teams.
- Develop, update, and communicate plan of care, including
discharge, in partnership with the patient, family and
interprofessional health care team.
- Prioritize care based on the patient's needs, abilities, and
preferences. Advocate on patient/family's behalf to identify and
resolve clinical and ethical concerns.
- Collaborate with interprofessional health care team to
facilitate patient throughput efficiently to meet organizational
goals.
- Develop and implement effective patient teaching strategies
based on learning needs; use appropriate resources, incorporating
planning for care after discharge. Evaluate the patient's
comprehension and adapt teaching methods accordingly.
- Anticipate/prevent and recognize/resolve early declines in
patient condition and emergent situations.
- Recognize, determine a plan of action, and respond to
situations, such as Rapid Response/CERTs, and emergency codes.
- Contribute to development of service line and hospital
standards and guidelines.
- Contributes to staff development by coaching -to support the
growth of nursing staff in meeting identified goals.
- Provide oversight for student/new employee preceptorships.
- Foster identification and implementation of innovative
solutions to improve patient care or unit operations such as
reduction of hospital readmissions or other department-specific
measures by leading and/or participating in unit projects and
shared governance activities.
- Lead initiatives to improve quality and safety scores on the
unit and hospital scorecards, through peer-to-peer accountability,
reporting near misses and identifying solutions by collaborating
with the interprofessional team.
- Serve as the clinical resource. Develop and disseminate, as
appropriate, informational/educational resources and programs
designed to improve quality and professional practice.
- Document in Electronic Medical Record each encounter with
clinical staff.
- Ensure that reporting is in place to demonstrate program
outcomes and support performance improvement activities.
- Other duties as assigned.Practice Standards for a Level II
Registered Nurse:In the MWHC Practice Standards, a Level II
Registered Nurse is outlined in the following areas of: -
- Exemplary Professional Practice Standards -
- Structural Empowerment Practice Standards -
- Transformational Leadership Practice Standards -
- New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvement Practice
Standards
- Essential Functions & Responsibilities: -
- Direct and coordinate nursing care, including oversight of
licensed and unlicensed personnel in any assigned or delegated
tasks using the nursing process and interdisciplinary teamwork to
achieve desired patient outcomes.
- Coordinate involvement of the patient, family and health team
members in patient care, including patient/family teaching and
discharge planning.
- Communicate and coordinate the plan of care and other pertinent
information to/from other health care team members.
- Assist Leadership to define standards of excellence for patient
care; participate in improvement of patient care services.
- Participate in, contribute to and integrate performance
improvement into care delivery and participate in quality
improvement activities.
- Participate in orientation of new permanent and temporary staff
members.
- Act as point of contact on hospital and departmental policies
and procedures to nurses and other health team members.
- Participate in daily operational activities necessary for safe
patient/staff environment.
- Provide input to the Nurse Manager regarding unit needs.
- Participate in unit, departmental and hospital committees for
formulation of nursing and hospital policies and
procedures.QualificationsRequired
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program and has experience as
a Registered Nurse.
- Valid RN License from Virginia or reciprocal compact
state.
- BSN is preferred
- Three (3) years acute care nursing experience.
- AHA BLS Provider CPR.
- Computer skills and dexterity required for data entry and
retrieval of information.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills and the
ability to present information clearly and professionally
- Proficient with Windows-style applications, various software
packages specific to role and keyboardPreferred
- American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC)-recognized
certification in applicable specialty areaAs an EOE/AA employer,
the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices
due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or
disability status.Mary Washington Healthcare Job ID #R-14713.
Posted job title: virtual registered nurse (rn), on-site, ft,
nightsAbout Mary Washington HealthcareJoin Mary Washington
Healthcare, one of Virginia's fastest-growing healthcare systems
and the region's premier healthcare provider. Our nursing jobs,
allied health, and physician jobs -promote growth through career
advancement and support in an environment designed for success.
MWHC offers all the benefits of a big city healthcare system in the
beautiful setting of the Virginia countryside, with easy access to
Washington, DC and Richmond. Our regional medical system includes
two state-of-the-art hospitals - Mary Washington Hospital, a
Magnet-designated, Level II Trauma Center and Stafford Hospital.
-Our Centers of Excellence include Regional Cancer Center, Virginia
Heart & Vascular Institute, Human Motion Institute, Women's Health
Institute and The Neurosciences Center. Benefits
- 403b retirement plan
- Sick pay
- Employee assistance programs
- Holiday Pay
- Pet insurance
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Life insurance
- Discount program
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