Job Description
Description
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Summary: Serves as a virtual nurse to provide support to inpatient nursing staff at Rex. Reports and collaborates with bedside nurses to remotely provide admissions and discharge support to patients.
Responsibilities:
EDUCATION - Perform virtual medication and discharge teaching for patients; serve as an on call preceptor to inpatient nursing team
IMPLEMENTATION - Communicate patient needs to primary nurse, adhere to clinical protocols and provide evidence-based care
EVALUATION - Participate in audits and improvement projects related to virtual inpatient support
LEADERSHIP - Prioritize patient care needs, escalate issues of concern, collaborate with primary nurse to coordinate care throughout inpatient stay, serve as a role model for professional nursing practice, and promote professional practice and a culture of safety
ASSESSMENT - Conduct admission assessment, survey patients and monitor vital signs in real time, assess concerns that arise during patient assessment/monitoring
PLANNING - Contribute to plan of care discussion from the admission assessment; virtually coordinate discharge activities and close the plans of care during discharge discussion, exhibit sound clinical decision making and critical thinking skills
RESEARCH - Utilize nursing knowledge to identify, prevent and/or solve complex advanced and/or recurring patient care problem, willingness to engage in process improvement efforts
Other Information
Education Requirements:
Requires Bachelors degree in Nursing.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
Professional Experience Requirements:
Requires at least five years of inpatient nursing experience with strong experience in admission and discharge planning/assessment.
Must be able to communicate via virtual platforms and document thoroughly in EMR.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: UNC REX Healthcare
Organization Unit: Rex Patient Care Services
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Salary Range: $34.22 - $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Variable
Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
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