Role Description
The Postpartum Virtual Nurse utilizes virtual technology to provide patient education, discharge support, care coordination, and nursing services to postpartum patients. Working collaboratively with bedside nurses, physicians, lactation consultants, and interdisciplinary team members, the Virtual Nurse enhances patient experience, promotes patient safety, improves care coordination, and supports efficient workflow throughout the postpartum stay.
Principal Accountabilities:
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Provides comprehensive postpartum education to patients and families using virtual communication platforms.
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Educates patients on postpartum recovery, newborn care, safe sleep practices, breastfeeding, formula feeding, and maternal warning signs.
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Reinforces discharge instructions and answers patient questions.
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Assesses patients' understanding of education provided and documents outcomes in the electronic medical record.
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Monitors patient progress and escalates concerns to clinical staff as appropriate.
Benefits
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Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
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Life & AD&D Insurance.
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Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
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403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
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PTO & Paid Sick Leave
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Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
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Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
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Backup and On-Site Childcare
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Well-Being Rewards
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
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Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
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Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance
Company Description
At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development, and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation.
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Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
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Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
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Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
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Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
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Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
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Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
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Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
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Atlantic Medical Group
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Atlantic Visiting Nurse
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Atlantic Mobile Health
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Atlantic Rehabilitation
We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.
We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members, and communities.
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Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For."
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Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the “World’s Best Hospitals” in 2026.
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Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
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Atlantic Health scored four “A” grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades.
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Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
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Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare – 2026."
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Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
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Named by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
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Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.
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Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in various medical fields.
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We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades.
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Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service.
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Our nonprofit hospital was designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons.