A remote telephonic nurse provides health care services to patients via telephone or internet. You perform your duties at home or in an office, possibly even in a health care facility. As a telephonic nurse, your responsibilities include conducting assessments of patients and then offering treatment advice or referring the patient to a physician. A virtual nurse practitioner (NP) can diagnose patients and provide treatment. Some telephonic nurses follow up with patients to check on their condition after a procedure or appointment, while others perform triage on callers to assess their needs for additional treatment.