Job Description
Make a Difference
The Virtual Care Nurse works closely with a varied and efficient patient care delivery team. This role serves as a key resource in providing remote patient care. The main responsibility is coordinating timely, safe, and effective care using strong technical, organizational, and critical thinking skills.
The Virtual Care Nurse will coordinate all patient care activities hybrid and remotely. The hybrid nurse role would be working as a virtual care nurse in the Command Center and working in patients’ home. These include screening, triage, and managing a multi-disciplinary team to ensure safe, timely, and quality care. This role demands a skilled and experienced clinician with comprehensive nursing knowledge. The nurse must also work closely with customers, physicians, and leaders, needing advanced communication abilities.
Qualifications
Education
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program required.
- Bachelor Degree of Science in Nursing or above preferred.
Licenses and Certifications
- CA State RN license.
- American Red Cross (ARC) or American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required (expiration date needs to be more than 60 days from hire date)
- ANCC Specialty Certification - (one year to obtain for external hires)
- ANCC Specialty Certification required upon hire for Per Diem.
Experience
- 3 years acute care nursing experience in a specialty area including 1 year of virtual care nursing and/or nursing informatics experience is required.
- 3 years Acute care nursing experience in critical care is preferred.
- 1 year of charge or supervisory experience is preferred.
- 1 year of experience as Clinical Nurse III at CSMC is preferred if internal.