About the role
Equum Medical runs a virtual acute-care command center that extends hospital nursing teams with round-the-clock remote patient monitoring and clinical support. As a Virtual Resource Nurse, you'll work from Equum's Brentwood, TN hub covering 12-hour day or night shifts, watching live video and vitals feeds for patients across partner hospitals and stepping in the moment something needs a nurse's eyes.
Responsibilities
- Continuously monitor patients across partner hospital units via live video and vitals feeds from the virtual command center
- Identify early warning signs of patient deterioration and alert bedside staff or escalate per protocol
- Support bedside nurses with virtual admission reviews, discharge teaching, and safety observation (tele-sitting)
- Document interventions and patient status changes in the EHR in real time
- Collaborate with on-site charge nurses and physicians during rapid-response or code situations viewed remotely
Requirements
- Active, unencumbered RN license in Tennessee or a multistate Nurse Licensure Compact license
- Current BLS and ACLS certification
- Acute care nursing experience (ICU, med-surg, or step-down preferred)
- Comfortable working 12-hour day or night shifts in a monitoring-center environment
- Strong clinical judgment for remote assessment without hands-on physical exam
What we offer
- Competitive hourly rate
- Night shift differential
- Sign-on bonus for PM shift hires
- No direct patient lifting or bedside physical demands
- Structured 12-hour shift schedule