Lehigh Valley Health Network
Inpatient Telehealth RN
PayCompetitive
LocationAllentown/Pennsylvania
Employment typePart-Time
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Job Description
- Req#: 48816
- Graduate of accredited Nursing program.
- Bachelor's Degree Nursing and
- Completion of a critical care course
- 5 years minimum, critical care experience and
- Currently, clinically active in one of the LVHN critical care areas
- Preceptor experience of nursing students, graduate nurses and newly hired nurses and
- Charge nurse experience
- Knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.
- Ability to organize and prioritize assignments in the delivery of patient care.
- Successful completion of additional orientation programs related to specialty.
- Attainment and maintenance of unit-specific competencies.
- Basic computer skills.
- Completion of a critical care course or test score of >/=80% on a critical care specialty assessment
- Registered Nurse State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire or
- BLS - Basic Life Support At time of hire Upon Hire and
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support At time of hire Upon Hire
- CCCRN - Certified Critical Care RN As per Clinical specialty within 2 years or
- Clinical Area of Specialty Certification Relevant to Critical Care specialty area within 2 years
- Successful completion of Registered Nurse orientation.
The position requires clinical and virtual shifts.
Job Summary:
The AICU Telehealth Nurse provides professional nursing care via remote monitoring modalities at a remote monitoring location, with the goal of early detection of warning signs of clinical deterioration. Supports clinical staff through the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of critical care patients. Is a member of a collaborative team that provides telemedicine for a variety of clinical conditions of critically ill adults within multiple ICUs in the Lehigh Valley Health Network. Demonstrates effective communication skills that support a team approach for tele-ICU and ICU clinicians to provide optimal patient care.
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Additional Qualifications:About the company
Lehigh Valley Health Network is a healthcare network based in the Allentown, Pennsylvania.