Virtual RN, Home Hospital
Somerville, NJ - USA
Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
The position to which you are applying is represented by a collective bargaining unit Massachusetts Nurses Association.
Mass General Brighams Home Hospital Virtual Command Center is growing. We are seeking experienced Registered Nurses with at least 3 years of Emergency Department experience who are ready to transition from traditional bedside care into an innovative virtual care model.
As a Virtual Registered Nurse (VRN) youll act as the call light for our Home Hospital patientsproviding real-time clinical support triage and care coordination from our centralized command center. This role offers the pace critical thinking and clinical complexity of acute care without the physical demands of direct patient-facing care.
We provide hospital-level care for a diverse adult patient population including:
Acute medical conditions such as heart failure COPD exacerbations pneumonia and cellulitis
Dehydration requiring acute intervention
Postpartum patients with hypertension
Available Schedules:
Full-time (36 hours): 7:00pm 7:30am
Part-time (24 hours): 7:00pm 7:30am
This on-site role is based in our Logistic Command Center at Assembly Row in Somerville MAa high-tech fast-paced and innovative environment dedicated to delivering safe evidence-based care in the home.
Youll also benefit from a self-scheduling model with schedules built 46 weeks in advance to support work-life balance and flexibility. RNs work every third weekend along with one winter and one summer holiday.
Bring your ED expertise into the future of careapply today to learn more.
Job Summary
Job SummaryOur Virtual Registered Nurses provide high quality patient-centered nursing care to patients across the continuum of services provided by Healthcare at Home. The VRN will work with a robust interdisciplinary team to promote highest patient outcomes.
This role will utilize remote patient monitoring assessment planning intervention and critical thinking skills to care for patient populations in the home. Leveraging the resources and expertise of the MGB team to implement collaborative workflows standards policies protocols guidelines and documentation systems to support safe reliable high-quality evidence-based care within clinical protocols as the foundation.
Role Responsibilities
Performs and documents nursing process assessment diagnosis planning implementation and evaluation of patients receiving care remotely in their defined home.
Performs virtual care patient assessment remote patient monitoring (as ordered) and works with the clinical care team to provide care trend data and respond accordingly.
Provides protocol driven assessments care coordination and intervenes as appropriate and defined by MGB Healthcare at Home protocols.
Exhibits sound clinical decision making and critical thinking skills for a diverse patient population.
Maintains and practices in accordance with nursing guidelines as well as institutional local and state regulations.
Performs admissions discharges and episodic visits within MGB Home Hospital through high quality virtual patient-centered care.
Performs triage of patient care calls outside of regular business hours for post-acute home care patients; requests a home care in-person visit as appropriate by the home care on-call nurse.
Serves as a role model for professional nursing practice.
Utilizes nursing knowledge to identify prevent and or solve complex acute and/
Shares expertise with multidisciplinary teams to serve as a staff resource.
Supports research efforts to advance knowledge and promote evidence-based practice.
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by Nursing Leadership.
Provides medication teaching assists with medication administration and education to patients and families. Collaborates closely with pharmacy and care team regarding medication reconciliation process.
Completes timely documentation for all nursing care in Epic.
Answers directs and provides follow up on incoming clinical patient concerns
Quality and Safety
Ensures compliance with reporting requirements in RL Solutions.
Participates in quality and safety education rounds and evaluations.
Promotes professional practice and a culture of safety; engages in process improvement efforts.
Must be able to work in a HIPPA compliant environment.
Qualifications
Education/Licensure
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.
- BLS
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts
Experience/Skills
- At least 3 years of Emergency Department experience required
- Telemetry experience preferred
- Telehealth and remote patient monitoring experience preferred
- Telephone triage experience preferred
- Proficiency with Epic Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Teams and other web-based platforms preferred
- Excellent communication interpersonal and organizational skills required
- Experience working in a start-up environment and/or willingness to adapt to continuous change encouraged
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
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About Company
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