Registered Nurse (RN) Rapid Response Team
About The Position
The Registered Nurse on the Rapid Response Team delivers age-appropriate, culturally aware patient care through assessment, prioritization and implementation of interventions, documentation, and communication with other team members and disciplines. The RN provides clinical expertise and intervention during code blue, code brain/brain attack, and other rapid responses, and serves as a resource to staff, physicians, patients, families, and departments. The role is responsible for rapid response calls and follow-up visits, data collection and analysis, development of practice guidelines, code evaluation, and informal staff education. The RN uses electronic medical record data analytics to trend sepsis, identify patients at risk of deterioration, respond to sepsis alerts, and collaborate with clinical teams on early interventions and positive patient outcomes.
Requirements
- Graduate of a nursing program (required).
- High school diploma or GED is required only for nursing diploma graduates.
- At least two years of RN critical care experience in an ICU or ER, or three total years of RN experience including at least one year in critical care as an RN in an ICU or ER (required).
- Virginia Registered Nurse (RN) license through the Virginia Department of Health Professions, required upon hire.
- CPR/BLS certification from AHA, ARC, or ASHI, required upon hire.
- ACLS Provider certification from AHA, ARC, or ASHI, required upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
- Associate degree in Nursing.
- PALS Provider certification from AHA, ARC, or ASHI.
- Certified Critical Care Nurse (CCCN) credential from AACN Certification Corporation.
Responsibilities
- Provide patient assessment, prioritize and implement interventions, document care and outcomes, and communicate with other team members and disciplines.
- Provide clinical expertise and intervention during code blue, code brain/brain attack, and rapid responses.
- Serve as a clinical expert and resource to maintain and improve patient care.
- Provide clinical assistance to staff and demonstrate organizational safety tools.
- Educate and mentor staff, working with clinical staff and unit directors to identify patients at risk of deterioration and recommend actions to improve outcomes.
- Use electronic medical record data analytics to trend sepsis and work proactively with clinical teams to identify sepsis or the need for rapid response.
- Evaluate and respond to sepsis alerts and trending.
- Round proactively on patients with a six-hour sepsis protocol to support core measures and standards of care, and round on patients generally.
- Collect, enter, and analyze rapid response data; develop rapid response practice guidelines; and evaluate patient codes.
- Facilitate interdepartmental cooperation and collaboration between nursing and provider teams.
- Educate nursing staff on units about early identification of sepsis and when to call a rapid response.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
