Virtual Care Nurse

Serve East Texas at St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin, a 279 bed facility and a member of CommonSpirit Health. Be part of the area's first Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center, working with board-certified neurologists and neurosurgeons to offer full-spectrum stroke care. Nationally recognized as a HealthCare Center of Excellence, you will provide compassionate, comprehensive health care, including a large emergency department, dedicated imaging, OBGYN, and specialized wound care services.

St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin, now part of CommonSpirit Health formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, has been serving our community since 1954. Operating 137 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents. We proudly provide a vast array of services that help us keep our community safe and healthy. 

If you are committed to humankindness, social justice, health equity and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us!

The Virtual Nurse will develop the plan of care and provide comprehensive oversight of the care of the patient remotely on an acute care, medical-surgical unit. The virtual model will include a Virtual Command Center (VCC) where the Virtual Care Nurse will anticipate and direct the care of the patient through evaluating health promotion, risk reduction and clinical decision making. The Nurse assumes accountability for client care outcomes through the assimilation and application of evidence based practice to design, implement, and evaluate client plans of care in a virtual environment setting. The Virtual Care Nurse will design, implement, and evaluate client care by coordinating, delegating and supervising the care provided by the unit based health care team, including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified assistants, social workers, case managers and allied health professionals. A high degree of professional competence and autonomy will be demonstrated in performing the roles of 1) clinician 2) educator 3) consultant/collaborator 4) leader.

Specialty: Med Surg Tele, Acute Care

Hospital VIC Nurse will Support: St.Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin

Position Office Location: Remote, 0-25% Travel

Regular Scheduled Hours: 3 (12/hr) Shifts, Rotating Weekends

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors in Nursing, BSN degree (or must be actively in pursuit of a BSN degree)
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas
• Outcomes management experience
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

Minimum Experience:

Med Surg Tele, Acute Care 

Three (3) years of RN experience in an acute care facility 

Three (3) years of nursing preceptor experience 

Two (2) years in a nursing leadership role (Charge RN role applicable)

Preferred Minimum Experience:

Five Plus (5+) years of RN Med Surg Tele experience in an acute care facility strongly preferred 

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Effective Communication
• Knowledge of the principles and skills of the nursing process to provide patient care and treatment.
• Critical thinking skills
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills both written and verbal
• Basic Computer skills