RN-Virtual-1

RN-Virtual-1 0100 Nursing Administration Schedule: Day shift.12 hours weekly. About the Position This position requires working onsite at our Richmond, Indiana location. The Virtual Registered Nurse who provides high-quality, patient-centered care through telehealth services, virtual monitoring, and coordination with the interdisciplinary care team. This role includes engaging with patients and families via video or phone to support recovery, educate on disease management, and ensure timely interventions. The Virtual Registered Nurse is proficient in digital tools and EMR documentation, maintaining high standards of safety, communication, and patient privacy. With a strong foundation in acute care, this role supports all inpatient units, shifts and collaborates across all departments to promote excellence in care delivery. Flexibility, critical thinking, and a passion for nursing innovation are essential to success in this role. Overview of Responsibilities • Provides Telehealth Services: Engages with patients and caregivers virtually via phone or video calls, offering guidance, monitoring, and support for their health concerns and recovery plans. • Remote Patient Monitoring: Utilizes digital health tools to monitor patient vital signs, symptoms, and progress remotely, ensuring prompt intervention when necessary. • Virtual Care Coordination: Collaborates with multidisciplinary healthcare teams through virtual platforms to plan and implement patient care, maintaining communication with physicians, therapists, and other providers. • Patient Education: Uses virtual platforms to educate patients and families about disease management, treatment plans, and self-care techniques, ensuring comprehension and offering continuous support. • Virtual Rounding: Participates in virtual rounding with the healthcare team to assess patient status, adjust care plans, and provide updates on progress. • Documentation: Records virtual care interactions in the patient's electronic medical record (EMR), ensuring it meets the hospital's documentation standards and regulatory requirements. Including but not limited to care plan documentation, medication double-check, admission history, and medication reconciliation. • Technology Proficiency: Demonstrates competence in the use of virtual care technologies and other digital health tools to provide safe and effective patient care. • Virtual Support: Provides emotional and psychological support through virtual check-ins, helping patients manage the stress and anxiety that may accompany their condition • Compliance with Virtual Care Guidelines: Adheres to all regulatory requirements, confidentiality policies, and hospital standards related to virtual care delivery. • Directs and delegates care based on identified need, skill and competence of other care providers. • Demonstrates that she/he can work independently within scope of practice. • Coordinates care with other disciplines. • Participates in the multidisciplinary rounding. Education & Experience • Minimum education required: Associates, Bachelor's, or Masters Degree in Nursing Licensure & Certification • Minimum licensure required: Licensure in State of Indiana as a Registered Nurse