Registered Nurse (RN) Rapid Response Team
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 other team members and disciplines, and safe delivery of age-appropriate and culturally aware care. The role provides clinical expertise and intervention during code blue, code brain/brain attack, and other rapid responses, and serves as a resource for staff, physicians, patients, families, and other departments. The position is responsible for rapid response calls and follow-up visits, collecting, entering, and analyzing rapid response data, developing practice guidelines, evaluating patient codes, and providing informal staff education. The nurse uses electronic medical record analytics to trend sepsis, responds to sepsis alerts, and works proactively with clinical teams to identify sepsis and clinical deterioration early. The role rounds on patients, including those on a six-hour sepsis protocol, supports core measures and standards of care, and educates nursing staff about sepsis identification and when to call a rapid response. It also promotes collaboration between nursing and provider teams and across departments.
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 (ICU or ER) work experience, or three total years of RN experience including at least one year in critical care as an RN (ICU or ER), is required.
- Virginia Registered Nurse (RN) license is required upon hire.
- CPR/BLS certification from AHA, ARC, or ASHI is required upon hire.
- ACLS Provider certification from AHA, ARC, or ASHI is 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) certification from AACN Certification Corporation.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients, prioritize and implement interventions, document interventions and outcomes, and communicate with team members and other disciplines.
- Deliver safe, age-appropriate, and culturally aware patient care.
- Provide clinical expertise and intervention during code blue, code brain/brain attack, and rapid responses.
- Respond to rapid response calls and conduct follow-up visits.
- Collect, enter, and analyze rapid response data; develop practice guidelines and evaluate patient codes.
- Serve as a clinical resource and provide clinical assistance to staff.
- Demonstrate organizational safety tools and educate and mentor staff, working with clinical staff and unit directors to identify patients at risk for 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 codes early.
- Evaluate and respond to sepsis alerts and trending.
- Proactively round on patients following a six-hour sepsis protocol to support core measures and standards of care.
- Round on units and educate nursing staff about early sepsis identification and when to call a rapid response.
- Promote interdepartmental cooperation and collaborate with nursing and provider teams.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
