Registered Nurse (RN) Rapid Response Team - Labor Pool
About The Position
The Registered Nurse on the Rapid Response Team delivers patient care through assessment, prioritization and implementation of interventions, documentation of interventions and outcomes, communication with team members and other disciplines, and safe, age-appropriate, culturally aware care. 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 position is responsible for rapid response calls and follow-up visits, rapid response data collection, entry and analysis, development of practice guidelines, evaluation of patient codes, and informal staff education. The RN uses electronic medical record data analytics to monitor sepsis trends, respond to sepsis alerts, and work with clinical teams to identify sepsis or deterioration early. The RN also rounds on patients with a six-hour sepsis protocol and educates nursing staff on early sepsis identification and when to call a rapid response, while promoting collaboration among nursing and provider teams.
Requirements
- Program graduate in Nursing is 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.
- Virginia Registered Nurse (RN) license required upon hire.
- CPR/BLS certification required upon hire.
- ACLS Provider certification required upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
- Associate degree in Nursing.
- PALS Provider certification.
- Certified Critical Care Nurse (CCCN) certification.
Responsibilities
- Deliver patient care through assessment, prioritization and implementation of interventions, documentation, communication, and safe age-appropriate and culturally aware care.
- Provide clinical expertise and intervention during code blue, code brain/brain attack, and other rapid responses.
- Serve as a clinical expert and resource to maintain and improve patient care.
- Provide clinical assistance, demonstrate organizational safety tools, and educate and mentor staff in collaboration 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 for sepsis trending and work with clinical teams to identify sepsis or rapid response needs early.
- Evaluate and respond to sepsis alerts and trending.
- Proactively round on patients with a six-hour sepsis protocol to support core measures and standards of care.
- Round on units and educate nursing staff on early identification of sepsis and when to call a rapid response.
- Facilitate interdepartmental cooperation and collaboration with nursing and provider teams.
- Manage rapid response calls and follow-up visits, collect, enter, and analyze rapid response data, develop rapid response practice guidelines, evaluate patient codes, and provide informal staff education.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
