Virtual Clinical Nurse (RN) - onsite inpatient role

Doctors Community Medical Center, Lanham, MD 

PRN/Supplemental - Day/Evening shift (M-F, 10:00am-7:30pm or 1:00pm-10:30pm, rotating weekends)

Position Objective:

Contributes to the provision of high-quality, cost-effective healthcare as a provider of direct and indirect patient care and by effective of the health care team. Functions as a competent member of the health care team.

Essential Job Duties:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

1. Clinical Decision Making/Judgment

• Demonstrates clinical nursing knowledge and skill based upon the needs of the patient population.
• Demonstrates the ability to apply the nursing process effectively in the care of culturally diverse patients and families. Demonstrates the ability to utilize all applicable laws, policies, standards, guidelines and evidence-based practice in the provision of patient/family care.
• Organizes and reprioritizes patient care activities based on subtle and overt and/or environmental changes.
• Consistently and thoroughly assesses patients to collect data and identify learning needs according to established standards and policies.
• Utilizes a systematic, continuous and complete analysis of assessment data to develop individualized problem lists for assigned patients.
• Develops and individualizes a plan of care for each patient in accordance with established standards, appropriate prioritization of problems/needs, and mutually agreed upon goals.
• Efficiently implements the patient's plan of care in accordance with applicable standards, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Demonstrates clinical proficiency in patient education and nursing practice related to medication administration, medication side effects, pain management, drains, wounds, ostomy care, post-operative care, and other specific skills as needed for virtual clinical care.
• Continuously evaluates the effectiveness of the plan(s) of care, making revisions and recommendations based on analysis of patient responses to interventions.

2. Nurse-Patient Family Relationships

• Demonstrates the ability to assess the patient's/family's learning needs, readiness to learn, learning style, and presence of barriers to learning.
• Demonstrates the ability to develop, implement and evaluate teaching plans for patient populations in accordance with applicable standards.
• Demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge of growth and development across the life span to the care of patients.
• Provides virtual patient care to patients and families in a culturally, developmentally and ethically appropriate manner.
• Plans of care address the physical, psychosocial, spiritual, social determinants of health, and learning needs of the patient/family.

3. Clinical Scholarship

• Participates in Quality reviews or initiatives.
• Participates in QI, CPI, and risk management activities at the unit, department, or organizational level.
• Collaborate with healthcare team to ensure effective quality care delivery
• Supports the use of evidence-based guidelines and organizational policies and procedures to promote safe patient care and a safe practice environment.
• Enhance the patient experience by utilizing appropriate communication, providing patient centered care, and collaborating with the care team to ensure patient concerns are addressed.

4. Clinical Leadership

• Promotes shared governance by actively participating in Luminis Health Nursing Practice committees.
• Participates in the education and/or orientation of new staff.
• Delegates patient care activities as appropriate; evaluates delegated activities for expected patient care outcomes.
• Employs real time computer documentation when completing patient record.
• Participate in daily dyad rounds with physician, nurse, and other care team members.
• Utilize the appropriate resources to ensure patient centered quality care is provided.

5. Role Specific Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to the adult medical patients ranging in age from 18 years to the elderly.
• Demonstrates the ability to utilize various forms of technology to effectively deliver appropriate nursing care and patient education to desired population.
• Demonstrates the ability to utilize telemetry as an assessment tool and manage the patient care.
• Identifies and treats in conjunction with the primary care team the following nursing diagnoses that frequently occur in the medical population:
  • Activity intolerance
  • Impaired adjustment
  • Impaired physical mobility
  • Pain
  • Self-care deficit
  • Alteration in elimination
  • Potential for impaired gas exchanges in pulmonary system
  • Increased risk for impaired skin integrity
  • Increased risk for infection
  • Ineffective Coping
  • Enhance the patient experience by utilizing appropriate communication, providing patient centered care, and collaborating with the care team to ensure patient concerns are addressed.

Educational/Experience Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher nursing degree preferred.
  • Adheres to the credentialing requirements of Luminis Health as stated in the nursing bylaws for Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) and/or Luminis Health Doctor’s Community Hospital (DCH).
  • Five years current clinical nursing experience in specialty

Required License/Certifications:

• Current licensure as a registered nurse by the Maryland Board of Nursing
• BLS - American Heart Association Healthcare Provider certification

Working Conditions, Equipment, Physical Demands:

Physical Demands – Light Work – Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.  If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.

The physical demands and work environment that have been described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The above job description is an overview of the functions and requirements for this position. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of this position; your supervisor may assign other duties as deemed necessary.

 Luminis Health Benefits Overview:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan (with employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in a calendar year)
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance Benefits
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees
• Wellness Programs
• Eligible for shift differentials/OT
• Employee Assistance Programs and more

*Benefit offerings based on employment status