Hospital - ICU Virtual Care RN (On-Site, Night Shift)

• Communicate with patients and other healthcare providers via videoconferencing and equipment such as desktop computers, tablets, and mobile devices.
• Conducting video monitoring and virtual assessments of patients to include physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs.
• Collaboration within patient multidisciplinary rounds.
• Utilization of clinical decision-making skills to escalate concerns to the care team.
• Participation in real-time quality and patient safety surveillance.
• Providing patient and family education.
• Evaluation of patient outcomes and modification of care plans accordingly.
• Participation in patient care admission and discharge activities including documentation of patient history, medication reconciliation, discharge planning, and completing discharge instructions with patients and families.
• Collaboration with the healthcare team is needed to support the development and implementation of patient care plans.
• Providing education and support to patients and family members.
• Conducting post-discharge follow-up phone calls.
• Maintain confidentiality and privacy of the patient throughout all areas of patient care.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations.
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing English is necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially concerning activities impacting patient or employee safety or security.
• Uses therapeutic communication to establish relationships with patients, families, and interprofessional teams and collaborate on the plan of care.
• Strong assessment, organizational, and problem-solving skills as evidenced by the capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.
• Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care teams, and patients and their families.
• Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act.
• The promotion of expert professional practice by evaluating his/her practice and evaluating patient outcomes,
• The ability to plan for care expertly using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes utilizing nursing art and science.
• The ability to provide others with expert Peer Review to improve practice.
• The practice of expert anticipatory care is alert to changing patient conditions before a critical incident.
• The expert integration and support for patient safety systems by role-modeling for others, such that to “Do No Harm
• The application of expertise in the improvement of the best in patient care.
• The ability to contribute to the profession's knowledge by valuing discipline to bring organizational nursing excellence to the institution.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing required
• Current Texas Board of Nursing (or Compact State) RN license; Or a Temporary Texas RN License (Permanent TX license within 90 days upon hire). 
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, within 7 days of hire.

This position may require the ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per Texas EO-GA-48.