Job Summary:

Provides professional nursing care to patients/families and the community. The Virtual Nurse Specialist provides remote nursing care from our Upstate facility and supports bedside nurses and the broader healthcare team using advanced telehealth technology. This position emphasizes patient care coordination, virtual admissions, discharge planning, and patient education, while ensuring effective communication and collaboration with bedside staff and other healthcare professionals.

Minimum Qualifications:

Possession of or eligibility for a license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State and at least 5 years of nursing experience. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in virtual care settings, including telehealth, remote patient monitoring, or virtual nursing roles. Experience working in high-acuity environments such as emergency services, intensive care units, or other critical care settings, where rapid assessment and decision-making are essential. BSN preferred. Adult and Pediatric experience is also preferred. 

Work Days:

Day/evening shift with weekends/holidays as needed

Message to Applicants:

Recruitment Office:

Nursing Recruitment Office

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.