RN-Registered Nurse, Virtual- Remote, AZ-CA Licensed

Why Join Us?

• Perfect for those looking to work early shifts before school or during school hours.
• Great for retired nurses wanting to stay current with their licenses and patient care.
• Support bedside nurses in non-direct care activities like admissions, discharges, patient education, and rounding.
• Engage directly with patients through a virtual platform using in-room television sets for seamless communication.

PREREQUISITE SKILLS:

• Must have the ability to read, write, and follow English verbal and written instructions, and have excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, conflict resolution, presentation, time management, and positive personal influence and negotiation skills.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English, Hospital certification preferred
• Leadership skills to delegate, functionally supervise, provide direction/guidance to staff and hold others accountable are required.
• Must have the ability to work independently with a minimum of direction, anticipate and organize workflow, prioritize and follow through on responsibilities.
• Must have strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills necessary to provide utilization review/discharge planning services appropriate to patients with complex medical, emotional and social needs.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy is required.
• Must have the ability to work in a high-volume case load environment and deal effectively with rapidly changing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to work constructively with a broad spectrum of health care professionals is required.
• Must be assertive and creative in problem solving, system planning and management.
• Proficient computer skills are required including use of Electronic Health Record and other IT applications.
• Must be effective as both a team member and a leader.

Assessment/Care Coordination/Discharge Planning

• Reviews initial hospital admission and gathers additional medical, psychosocial and financial data from needs assessment, client/family, physicians, and other health care providers.
• Collaborates with physicians to facilitate timely resolution of situations such as client concerns, need for referrals and discharge barriers to expedite the discharge plan.
• Effectively deals with resistance and conflict in working with member of the patient care team, physicians, clients, and families.
• Mobilizes resources to effect rapid and timely movement of the patient through the system to achieve targeted discharge times established by organizational policy and procedure.

Department Operations and Professional Development

• Actively participates in department meetings and operations, including process development or improvement (e.g., department orientation, internal mentor/training programs and initiates, disease and population management strategies, appropriate measures for evaluation of outcomes) and establishment of department goals, objectives.
• Ensures all applicable department and regulatory targets for productivity and department performance process improvement are attained (e.g., hospital length of stay, average cost per discharge, and re-admission rates, HCAHPS, etc.).
• Complies with all reporting requirements for mandated, risk management, and other medical/legal situations consistent with confidentiality policies and department standards.
• Actively contributes to the development and maintenance of a care delivery system which is sensitive to individual patient needs, promotes effective resource utilization, while emphasizing coordination across the continuum.
• Positively contributes to team’s decision-making process, effectively collaborates with other team members on interdependent tasks, and actively supports implementation of plans to accomplish team objectives.
• Adheres to department and facility policies and procedures and supports philosophies and initiatives.
• Maintains accurate, current, and legible patient records using approved forms and format, according to department and entity standards, including patient assessments, plans, interventions, patient/family involvement, outside agency communications, and interdisciplinary contacts.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Completion of a Registered Nurse program, preferred BSN program
• Experience:
  • Three (3) or more years of nursing in an acute care hospital inpatient setting is REQUIRED, in medical-surgical/ PCCU/ED/ICU.
  • Broad nursing clinical background strongly preferred.
  • Experience working efficiently with multiple computer applications in a fast-paced work setting
  • Experience with Epic and/or Cerner - REQUIRED
  • Experience demonstrating leadership skills and inter-disciplinary collaboration preferred.
  • License/Certifications: Must hold a valid RN unrestricted license.
  • BLS from the American Heart Association
• Hours of work:
  • Shifts available
    • Full Time – 36 hours per week
    • Part Time
    • Mid Shift
    • Rotating Weekends and holidays