Unity Point-St. Luke's

Part-Time

Two 12 hour shifts per week, 8am, 9am, or 10am start time

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Contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and management of care to patients through the application of the nursing process. Participates as a virtual member of the interdisciplinary team. The position will utilize technology to communicate to both inpatient nursing and patients/family members through workflows including, but not limited to admission, discharge, and education.

Clinical Excellence

• Assesses and documents patient status through a virtual interview.
• Functions as a scribe for inpatient nursing for the physical assessment and other assessment parameters, as applicable.
• Develops an individualized plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and other members of the health care team.
• Completes required documentation as appropriate, including documenting in the medical record and event reports.
• Demonstrates technical knowledge of equipment and the ability to troubleshoot when problems arise.
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge and skills in evidence-based nursing practice and advances in virtual nursing practice.
• Demonstrates professional accountability for own practice as evidenced by seeking resources and continued self-development.
• If deemed necessary by Nursing Leadership, requirements to provide direct, hands-on patient care or take a patient assignment may occur.

Virtual Work Environment

• Ensures all aspects of technology is functioning properly prior to usage.
• Proficient at conducting virtual assessment, scribing, and documenting admission/discharge processes.
• Analyzes clinical situations in a systematic way and acts to obtain resources or correct problems to meet or exceed expected outcomes or patient needs.
• Demonstrates ownership and persistence to ensure problem is resolved in best way possible.
• Consistently prioritizes work based on changes in patient condition, changes in assignment and unanticipated interruptions.
• Identifies and utilizes team resources to solve identified problems or needs.
• Chooses an appropriate and meaningful communication style when interacting with others; gives and accepts constructive feedback to/from peers.
• Actively promotes and achieves customer satisfaction (patient, family, nursing, practitioners).

Virtual Patient and Staff Education

• Adapts teaching strategies based on learner response and readiness to learn. Proficient in teach-back strategies.
• Takes cultural, age-specific, gender, and developmental factors into consideration when teaching patients about procedures, illness, hospital experience, etc.
• Consults appropriate resources within the hospital to provide specialized education. Identifies if the virtual education method is not appropriate for the patient condition/situation and consults with inpatient RN.
• Shares clinical knowledge through teaching and in response to the learning needs of others.
• Available virtually to coach-in-the-moment for new graduate nurses or nursing staff completing an unfamiliar process or skill.