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 team members and other disciplines, and safe, age-appropriate, culturally aware care. The role provides clinical expertise and intervention during code blue, code brain, and other rapid responses, and serves as a resource to staff, physicians, patients, families, and departments. Responsibilities also include rapid response follow-up visits, data collection, entry and analysis, development of practice guidelines, code evaluation, and informal staff education. The nurse uses electronic medical record data analytics to monitor sepsis trends, evaluate and respond to sepsis alerts, and work proactively with clinical teams to identify sepsis or clinical deterioration. The role rounds on patients, including those on a six-hour sepsis protocol, and collaborates with nursing and provider teams to support standards of care, early identification of sepsis, and appropriate rapid response calls.
Requirements
- Two years of RN critical care work experience in an ICU or ER, or three total years of RN experience including at least one year of RN critical care experience in an ICU or ER.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license from the Virginia Department of Health Professions, required upon hire.
- CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute, required upon hire.
- ACLS Provider certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute, required upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
- Associate degree in Nursing.
- PALS Provider certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute.
- Certified Critical Care Nurse (CCCN) credential from the AACN Certification Corporation.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical expertise and interventions during code blue, code brain, and other rapid responses.
- Serve as a clinical resource to staff and support improvements in patient care.
- Assist staff and demonstrate organizational safety tools; educate and mentor clinical staff.
- Work with clinical staff and unit directors to identify patients at risk of clinical deterioration and recommend interventions to improve outcomes.
- Use electronic medical record data analytics for sepsis trending and proactively support early identification of sepsis and rapid response codes.
- Evaluate and respond to sepsis alerts and trends.
- Proactively round on patients on a six-hour sepsis protocol to support core measures and standards of care.
- Collaborate with nursing and provider teams and facilitate interdepartmental cooperation.
- Round on units to educate nursing staff about early identification of sepsis and when to call a rapid response.
- Conduct rapid response follow-up visits and 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
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