As part of a collaborative team, provides tele-nursing care focusing on early intervention to a diverse population of critically ill adults across multiple ICUs. Accountable for utilizing the nursing process to provide remote or direct patient care, coordinate the provision of care and serve as a role model in clinical practice and professional development. Blends caring, compassion, knowledge and integrity to provide safe, quality care that preserves patient autonomy, dignity and rights. Will work one ICU shift per schedule in ICU to maintain clinical knowledge and skills. Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Population Served
Assesses the patient
Implements and evaluates the plan of care
Coordinates provision of care
Decreases the risk of clinical problems for assigned ICU patients
Communicates with others in providing patient care
Participates in activities designed to improve health care delivery.
Provides clinical leadership
Supports life long learning.
Completes assigned goals
Specifications
DescriptionMinimum RequiredPreferred/Desired
5 years experience in adult ICU setting
10 years experience in adult ICU setting; eICU experience
DescriptionMinimum RequiredPreferred/Desired
Completion of RN program
BSN
Training
DescriptionMinimum RequiredPreferred/Desired
Successful completion of critical care course or equivalent
Successful completion of critical care course or equivalent
Special Skills
DescriptionMinimum RequiredPreferred/Desired
Computer literacy; Effective communication, organizational, and collaboration skills; strong critical thinking and problem solving skills; Capability of making rapid and clinically accurate decisions based on best practice and evidence based practice; EKG Rhythm Interpretation.
Licensure
DescriptionMinimum RequiredPreferred/Desired
RN; BLS, ACLS Certification within 14 days of hire; CCRN (Certified Critical Care Nurse) or CCRNe credential must be obtained within 1 year of hire.
Reporting Relationships
Does this position formally supervise employees? If set to YES, then this position has the authority (delegated) to hire, terminate, discipline, promote or effectively recommend such to manager.
Reporting Relationships
Baptist Memorial Health Care is one of the country’s largest not-for-profit health care systems and the largest provider of Medicaid in the region. Baptist offers a full continuum of care to communities throughout the Mid-South and consistently ranks among the top integrated health care networks in the country. The health care system comprises 24 affiliate hospitals in West Tennessee, Mississippi and East Arkansas; more than 5,400 affiliated physicians; Baptist Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group with more than 900 providers; home, hospice and psychiatric care; minor medical centers and clinics; a network of surgery, rehabilitation and other outpatient centers; and an education system highlighted by Baptist Health Sciences University (formerly Baptist College of Health Sciences). Baptist employs more than 21,000 people, and in fiscal year 2022 contributed more than $455 million in community benefit and uncompensated care to the communities it serves. For more information, please visit www.baptistonline.org or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.
