Registered Nurse Rapid Response and Critical Care Float Part Time Nights

AdventHealth • Shawnee, KS

103d

About The Position

The Rapid Response Nurse-RN utilizes the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation) to delegate, coordinate and provide safe, therapeutic nursing care to patients/families. This individual makes independent judgments/decisions and takes action regarding a wide range of routine and complex patient issues, operating under guidelines of the Rapid Response Team Protocols. The Rapid Response Nurse-RN collaborates with appropriate disciplines to coordinate continuity of patient care from admission through discharge in support of the medical and nursing plans of care. The Rapid Response Nurse-RN acts to support adult inpatient care needs within the facility. This includes the care of critically ill patients and transport from an inpatient unit to the ICU. He/she responds as Code Blue Nurse, promoting effective team interactions, patient assessment, ACLS interventions and complete/accurate documentation. The Rapid Response Nurse-RN responds to and assists with all codes as applicable per facility. The Rapid Response Nurse-RN provides house wide support for assessments, specialized equipment, medication administration and a variety of staff needs.

Requirements

• Kansas Registered Nurse License
• BCLS obtained through the American Heart Association
• Valid AHA Advanced life support certification (ACLS)
• NIHSS certification
• Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of experience as a Critical Care Registered Nurse
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or obtained within 4 years of employment

Nice To Haves

• Others such as ENPC, PALS only as required by facility

Responsibilities

• Participates in critical patient transfers to/from outside facilities
• Responds and assesses Patient needs for Rapid Response calls
• Responds to all codes as applicable per facility
• Assures that reportable events occurring within the department are properly reported to Risk Management within the time required by law
• Assists Risk Management Department in identifying risks, analyzing cause/effects of incidents and in the investigation of incidents as may be required for legal purposes
• Works with Risk Management Department in developing corrective action plans addressing trends or categories or risks/incidents
• Implements actions, as appropriate, recommended by Performance Improvement activities and hospital-wide Quality Improvement Council (QIC)
• Ensures compliance with core measure/HCAHPS composite benchmarks
• Documentation meets criteria for core measure, charges, PI, and all quality/regulatory standards as measured by chart audits
• Documents care accurately and timely
• Assists in completing, monitoring, and evaluation of unit-based Performance Improvement activities
• Promotes staff development through patient care assignments, acting as a clinical resource and role model, identifying educational needs and ensuring staff attendance at educational in-services
• Encourages and supports front-line decision making

Benefits

• Received Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in January 2019
• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Debt-free Education (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees