Services

Virtual Nursing & Virtual Sitting services built for real hospitals

We meet you where you are—whether you’re piloting a single unit or scaling an enterprise virtual nursing program.

Verge Nursing combines clinical operations, change management, and technology fluency to help you design, staff, and scale virtual care models that your bedside teams actually want to use.

Consulting

Virtual Nursing Program Design & Consulting

Design a model that works for your patients, your nurses, and your budget.

We partner with nursing leadership, frontline staff, and IT to define a clear, phased approach to virtual nursing and virtual sitting. Our work typically includes:

  • Readiness & opportunity assessment by unit or service line
  • Use-case definition (virtual admissions, discharge, education, rounding, sitter replacement, documentation support, etc.)
  • Detailed workflow mapping for bedside, virtual, and ancillary teams, including escalation paths
  • Staffing and coverage models, including hub design
  • Metrics and ROI framework aligned to finance, quality, and nursing leadership

Typical consulting engagement

  • 2–6 weeks duration
  • Executive & frontline interviews
  • Workflow & staffing recommendations
  • High-level technology & platform alignment
  • Pilot roadmap with success measures

Staffing

Virtual RN & Virtual Sitting Staffing

Flexible staffing options to support your program at every stage.

Verge Nursing provides experienced virtual RNs and virtual sitters to augment your internal teams. We work with you to define the right mix of onsite, remote, and hybrid staffing.

  • Virtual RNs for admissions, discharge, and patient teaching
  • Virtual sitters for fall risk, elopement risk, and behavioral health observation
  • Centralized hub models or distributed coverage

Example staffing scenarios

  • Night-shift virtual RN team supporting multiple Med-Surg units
  • Dedicated virtual sitting team covering high-risk patients across the enterprise
  • Hybrid model where Verge staff support early phases, then transition to your internal virtual team

Pilots & POCs

30, 60, & 90-day pilots

Prove value quickly with tightly scoped pilots and clear metrics.

We specialize in structured pilots that demonstrate value without requiring you to rewire your entire organization. Each pilot includes:

  • Baseline and target metrics (falls, sitter hours, LOS, etc.)
  • Standardized workflow playbooks and quick-reference guides for staff
  • Virtual and bedside staff enablement and support
  • Mid-pilot check-ins and optimization
  • Final results review with scale recommendations

Pilot structure example

  1. Week 0–1: Design & baseline
  2. Week 2–4: Go-live & stabilization
  3. Week 5–8: Optimization & data collection
  4. Week 9: Executive-level summary & roadmap

Analytics & ROI

Virtual Nursing Analytics & ROI storytelling

Turn program results into a clear, defensible ROI story.

Our analytics work focuses on the metrics that matter most to your finance, quality, and nursing leadership teams. We combine your data with our ROI frameworks to create dashboards and executive summaries that are easy to act on.

  • Virtual Nursing ROI and Virtual Sitting ROI calculators tuned to your assumptions
  • Visual dashboards by unit, time of day, and use-case
  • Narrative summaries for boards, CNOs, and CFOs to support investment decisions

Ready to see your numbers?

Start with one of our ROI tools, then schedule a review to walk through the results with a virtual nursing expert.

Responsible AI

Responsible AI in virtual care

Use AI to extend nursing, not replace it.

We advise on pragmatic, responsible ways to introduce AI into virtual nursing—prioritizing clinical safety, transparency, and nurse trust.

  • Use-case identification and risk assessment
  • Co-designed AI-assisted workflows with frontline nurse input
  • Guardrails and governance recommendations
  • Metrics that track both clinical impact and staff experience