The Registered Nurse, Virtual Nursing who partners with bedside caregivers to provide technology-enabled clinical support across the inpatient care setting. Through the use of virtual care technology, enhances patient education, care coordination, patient safety, and clinical workflow efficiency while allowing bedside nurses to focus on direct patient care activities.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Completes assigned virtual nursing activities, including patient education, documentation, and care coordination.
Assists with care progression, discharge readiness, and escalation of patient care concerns.
Supports evidence-based care delivery and continuity of care.
Conducts virtual patient interactions and promotes patient and family engagement.
Reinforces plans of care, discharge instructions, and medication education.
Supports patient safety initiatives and escalates concerns to the appropriate care team members.
Partners with bedside nurses, providers, care management, and interdisciplinary team members.
Maintains timely communication to support high-quality patient care.
Serves as a resource for virtual nursing workflows and patient education.
Utilizes virtual care platforms, Epic, and communication technologies to support clinical workflows.
Maintains confidentiality of all materials handled within the Network/ Entity as well as the proper release of information.
Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding issues of employee, patient and environmental safety and follows appropriate reporting requirements.
Demonstrates/models the Network’s Service Excellence Standards of Performance in interactions with all customers (internal and external).
Demonstrates Performance Improvement in the following areas as appropriate: Clinical Care/Outcomes, Customer/Service Improvement, Operational System/Process, and Safety.
Demonstrates financial responsibility and accountability through the effective and efficient use of resources in daily procedures, processes and practices.
Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding attendance and dress code.
Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated.
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to sit for extended periods while utilizing multiple computer monitors and communication platforms. Visual and auditory ability sufficient to monitor patient interactions and clinical information. Ability to communicate effectively through video, telephone, and electronic communication systems.
EDUCATION:
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. BSN preferred.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Current Registered Nurse license in PA and NJ and/or Multistate Nursing license. BLS certification required. Clinical nursing experience preferred. Experience with Epic and virtual care technologies preferred.
Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!
Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley’s first and only four-year medical school campus. It also operates the nation’s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and over 50 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with more than 500 residents and fellows. In 2022, St. Luke’s, a member of the Children’s Hospital Association, opened the Lehigh Valley’s first and only free-standing facility dedicated entirely to kids. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.
