ICU Virtual Care RN - Night Shift

The ICU Virtual RN provides an additional level of support to patients, nurses, and the bedside team by utilizing the nursing process to provide real-time clinical decision support. Virtual nurses are integrated as an important part of the MSRH healthcare team and will have the opportunity to establish trusting relationships with the rest of the clinical team. Leverages technology to collaborate with the bedside nurse and interprofessional teams in order to achieve positive patient outcomes.

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations.
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing English is necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially concerning activities impacting patient or employee safety or security.
• Uses therapeutic communication to establish relationships with patients, families, and interprofessional teams and collaborate on the plan of care.
• Strong assessment, organizational, and problem-solving skills as evidenced by the capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.
• Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care teams, and patients and their families.
• Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act.
• The promotion of expert professional practice by evaluating his/her practice and evaluating patient outcomes,
• The ability to plan for care expertly using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes utilizing nursing art and science.
• The ability to provide others with expert Peer Review to improve practice.
• The practice of expert anticipatory care is alert to changing patient conditions before a critical incident.
• The expert integration and support for patient safety systems by role-modeling for others, such that to “Do No Harm
• The application of expertise in the improvement of the best in patient care.
• The ability to contribute to the profession's knowledge by valuing discipline to bring organizational nursing excellence to the institution.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing required
• Current Texas Board of Nursing (or Compact State) RN license; Or a Temporary Texas RN License (Permanent TX license within 90 days upon hire). 
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, within 7 days of hire.

This position may require the ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per Texas EO-GA-48.

• Communicate with patients and other healthcare providers via videoconferencing and equipment such as desktop computers, tablets, and mobile devices.
• Conducting video monitoring and virtual assessments of patients to include physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs.
• Collaboration within patient multidisciplinary rounds.
• Utilization of clinical decision-making skills to escalate concerns to the care team.
• Participation in real-time quality and patient safety surveillance.
• Providing patient and family education.
• Evaluation of patient outcomes and modification of care plans accordingly.
• Participation in patient care admission and discharge activities including documentation of patient history, medication reconciliation, discharge planning, and completing discharge instructions with patients and families.
• Collaboration with the healthcare team is needed to support the development and implementation of patient care plans.
• Providing education and support to patients and family members.
• Conducting post-discharge follow-up phone calls.
• Maintain confidentiality and privacy of the patient throughout all areas of patient care.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.