eAcute Virtual Care Nurse – Surgical 900 W South (Department Only), PRN MO
Req #: 202508945-90226 Job Description About Us CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence: • Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times. • Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care by Newsweek. • Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek in 2024. • Recognized as the Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024. • Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024. • Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads in 2023. • Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri. • Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025. Benefits • Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more! • For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth Overview of Unit/Department Expand your healthcare knowledge and experience while maintaining your skills at the bedside. Consider joining our team in a hybrid position in a cross training role which includes both bedside nursing shifts and an opportunity to grow new skills as a virtual nurse. Our Virtual Nursing Command Center is full of advanced technology that gives our patients an extra level of monitoring from admission to discharge. Our virtual nurses are centrally located in the Virtual Command Center at Cox South. They use this technology to support our bedside RNs with tasks to make lighten their workload as well as monitor patient’s vital signs, assist with admissions and discharges, and collaborate with our virtual physicians, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and Early Intervention Team! If you are on the search for a new way to expand your nursing knowledge come and give Virtual Nursing a go! Additional Information About the Position for Qualified Candidates • $1.00 Certification pay • $1.00 BSN pay Job Summary The eAcute Virtual Med-Surg nurse is a pivotal member of the healthcare team to assist with managing the care of the adult or geriatric patient experiencing general medical conditions or general surgical procedures. The virtual nurse will assist with tasks such completing the admission and discharge process, care plan development and maintenance, patient education, medication and discharge teaching, care coordination, mentoring of new nurses, and implementation of evidence-based care. The virtual eAcute nurse assists the primary bedside nurse with nursing tasks not required to be done in person as well as real-time quality and patient safety surveillance. The eAcute Virtual Med-Surg nurse maintains a wide array of medical care knowledge in order to care for a diverse group of patients Job Requirements • Education • Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing • Experience • Required: Minimum of two years previous nursing experience on inpatient nursing unit Preferred: Charge nurse or preceptor experience and specialty nursing certification • Skills • * Accountable and responsible for own safe clinical practice • Basic computer skills and knowledge • Excellent customer service skills • Thrives in rapidly changing environment • Self-motivated • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Demonstrate effective leadership abilities • Exhibits valuable time management skills • Strong critical thinking/problem solving skills. • Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment. • Licensure/Certification/Registration • Required: RN license active in the state of Missouri Required: BLS must be obtained within 90 days