Critical Care Outreach Nurse, Part-Time, Nights

UChicago Medicine•Chicago, IL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pediatric Critical Care Outreach Nurse provides an advanced level of care to critical patients throughout the Medical Center with 24/7 coverage. Candidates who succeed in this position have critical care expertise from an intensive care unit and/or emergency department, and are confident and comfortable triaging multiple, complex priorities, all while delivering exceptional care and communication. The CCON responds to all Rapid Response Team pages and ward cardiac arrest calls and demonstrates an ability to assess and recognize a deteriorating patient condition, communicate with the interdisciplinary team, implement interventions, and provides assistance and support to the patient’s primary nurse to meet the emergent potential need of the patient. Additionally, the Pediatric Critical Care Outreach Nurse assists and accompanies patient transfers to higher level of care or diagnostic testing requiring an RN. They maintain accurate documentation on the Rapid Response Team, cardiac arrests, activation of stroke team. They also participate in reviews and collating data from Rapid Response Team calls and cardiac arrests, report this data to Center for Quality, and improve the experience of critically ill patients throughout the inpatient areas, establishing optimal levels of care and improved outcomes.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing
Associate Degree Nurses are required to enroll in a BSN program within six (6) to nine (9) months of hire, and make progress toward and complete their BSN degree within 30 months.
Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
ACLS Certification

Nice To Haves

CCRN
Minimum 3 years of clinical experience
At least 2 years of relevant ICU experience

Responsibilities

Responds to all Rapid Response Team pages and ward cardiac arrest calls.
Assesses and recognizes a deteriorating patient condition.
Communicates with the interdisciplinary team.
Implements interventions.
Provides assistance and support to the patient’s primary nurse to meet the emergent potential need of the patient.
Assists and accompanies patient transfers to higher level of care or diagnostic testing requiring an RN.
Maintains accurate documentation on the Rapid Response Team, cardiac arrests, and activation of stroke team.
Participates in reviews and collating data from Rapid Response Team calls and cardiac arrests.
Reports data to Center for Quality.
Improves the experience of critically ill patients throughout the inpatient areas, establishing optimal levels of care and improved outcomes.