eAcute Virtual Care Nurse - Virtual Care Command Center

Job Description

**This position is not a remote position. This position will be located in our Virtual Care Command Center located at Cox South Hospital**

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 by Newsweek in 2024.
• Recognized as a 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

Are you looking to be a part of a brand new and interesting branch of healthcare?! Virtual Nursing may be just for you! 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 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

• $3,000 Sign-On Bonus
• 20 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off
• Up to $3,000 Relocation bonus
• $1.00 Certification pay
• $1.00 BSN pay
• Career Ladder Bonus eligible up to $5,000

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