Registered Nurse - eAcute Virtual Care

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Facility
Cox Health South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department
1651 Virtual Care Command Center

Schedule
Weekly

Hours:

0

Hours:

7P-7A
Shift: Night Shift (United States of America)

Cox Health is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across Southwest Missouri and Northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, five emergency rooms, and over 80 clinics. Honors and recognitions:

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek.
• 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.
• Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.
• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click Benefits | Cox Health

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

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 that includes both bedside nursing shifts and opportunities to grow new skills as a virtual nurse.

Our Virtual Nursing Command Center is equipped with advanced technology that provides patients with an extra level of monitoring from admission to discharge. Virtual nurses are centrally located in the Command Center at Cox South. They use this technology to support bedside RNs by:

• Monitoring patient vital signs in real time and responding to changes.
• Assisting with admissions and discharges.
• Co‑collaborating with virtual physicians, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and the Early Intervention Team.
• Helping reduce bedside nurses’ workload while ensuring high‑quality patient care.

Additional information about the position for qualified candidates:

• $1.00 Certification pay
• $1.00 BSN pay
• Career Ladder Bonus eligible up to $5,000

• Assist with the admission and discharge process.
• Develop and maintain care plans.
• Educate patients and families.
• Conduct medication and discharge teaching.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary teams.
• Mentor new nurses.
• Implement evidence‑based practice.
• Provide nursing tasks not requiring in‑person presence while performing real‑time quality and patient safety surveillance.

• Required:
  
  Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Preferred:
  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.

• Required:
  
  Minimum of two years previous nursing experience on an inpatient nursing unit.
• Preferred:
  Charge nurse or preceptor experience and specialty nursing certification.

• Accountable and responsible for own safe clinical practice.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Thrives in rapidly changing environments.
• Self‑motivated.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates effective leadership abilities.
• Exhibits valuable time management skills.
• Strong critical thinking/problem‑solving skills.
• Flexibility and ability to work in a multi‑tasking environment.

• Required:
  
  RN license active in the state of Missouri.