eAcute Virtual Care Nurse - Part Time Night Shift
Our Virtual Nursing Command Center is full of advanced technology that gives our patients an extra level of monitoring from admission to discharge.
- Shift and hours
- 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM · Night shift Hours: 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM Work Shift: Night Shift (United States of America)24 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- 1651 Virtual Care Command Center · Telehealth
- License
- RN license ▪ Required: RN license active in the state of MissouriRN license active in the state of Missouri
- Term
- Permanent eAcute Virtual Care Nurse - Part Time Night ShiftPart time
Do you qualify?
- License
- RN license active in the state of Missouri ▪ Required: RN license active in the state of Missouri Check your license
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program ▪ Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program
- Experience
- Two years previous nursing experience on inpatient nursing unit ▪ Required: Minimum of two years previous nursing experience on inpatient nursing unit
- Also asks
- Accountable and responsible for own safe clinical practice ▪ Accountable and responsible for own safe clinical practice
- Also asks
- Basic computer skills and knowledge ▪ Basic computer skills and knowledge
- Also asks
- Excellent customer service skills ▪ Excellent customer service skills
- Also asks
- Thrives in rapidly changing environment ▪ Thrives in rapidly changing environment
- Also asks
- Self-motivated ▪ Self-motivated
- Also asks
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills ▪ Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Also asks
- Demonstrate effective leadership abilities ▪ Demonstrate effective leadership abilities
- Also asks
- Exhibits valuable time management skills ▪ Exhibits valuable time management skills
- Also asks
- Strong critical thinking/problem solving skills ▪ Strong critical thinking/problem solving skills.
- Also asks
- Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment ▪ Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.
Preferred
- Certification
- Specialty nursing certification Preferred: Charge nurse or preceptor experience and specialty nursing certification
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Experience
- Charge nurse or preceptor experience
What it pays
- Certification differential
- • $1.00 Certification pay • $1.00 Certification pay
- Pay differential
- • $1.00 BSN pay • $1.00 BSN pay
- Extra pay
- $1.00 Certification pay
- Extra pay
- $1.00 BSN pay
- Bonus
- Career Ladder Bonus eligible up to $5,000.00 • Career Ladder Bonus eligible up to $5,000.00
- Eligibility
- Benefits eligibility at 20+ hrs/week
Benefits
- BenefitsMedicalMedical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
- BenefitsVision
- BenefitsDental
- BenefitsRetirement with Employer Match
The role and schedule
- Patients
- Adult or geriatric patients experiencing general medical conditions or general surgical procedures
- Precepting
- You would precept other nurses
- Charge
- Charge shifts are part of the role
- Unit
- Virtual Care Command Center located at Cox South Hospital **This position will be located in our Virtual Care Command Center located at Cox South Hospital**
- Day to day
- Support bedside RNs with tasks to lighten their workload
- Day to day
- Monitor patient vital signs
- Day to day
- Assist with admissions and discharges
- Day to day
- Collaborate with virtual physicians, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and Early Intervention Team
- Day to day
- Completing admission and discharge process
- Day to day
- Care plan development and maintenance
- Day to day
- Patient education, medication and discharge teaching
- Day to day
- Care coordination
- Day to day
- Implementation of evidence-based care
- Day to day
- Real-time quality and patient safety surveillance 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.
- Details
- Six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics.
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
On your path
Telehealth / Virtual Care depends on where your license works. Acute-care experience and a compact license widen the map.
Original listing
Posted on CoxHealth’s careers page.
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Facility
CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807
Department
1651 Virtual Care Command Center
Scheduled Weekly Hours
24
Hours
6:30 PM - 7:00 AM
Work Shift
Night Shift (United States of America) 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, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group . Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads. Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).
Benefits Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week) For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
Job Description
Overview of Unit/Department This position will be located in our Virtual Care Command Center located at Cox South Hospital 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 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
- Career Ladder Bonus eligible up to $5,000.00
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
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
What's around it?
Springfield, MOFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 11% below the US average
- Median rent
- $964/mo
- Household income
- $49,311/yr, all local households, not nurse pay