The Resource Nurse is responsible for providing direct support to all members of the nursing division, including new hires, nurse leaders, and all nursing services at UM Shore Regional Health (UMSRH), to ensure safe, high-quality, and compassionate patient care. The Resource Nurse provides expert-level bedside education, coaching, mentoring, and guidance in the care of patients, families, the community, and in collaboration with the healthcare team. The facilitator serves as a clinical expert/resource for the nursing team, communicating regularly with the charge nurse, manager, director, educator, nurse resident, new nursing service hires, and preceptors to ensure the successful transition of all new nursing hires into the organization. The Resource nurse also serves as a clinical safety net for patients through proactive rounding to support recognition of "at-risk" patients, with face-to-face (or phone) interaction with staff. Rounding is focused on deterioration and decreasing morbidity or mortality of hospitalized patients by recognizing deterioration and quickly stabilizing patients throughout the hospital who are at risk for neurologic, cardiovascular, and/or respiratory decompensation and/or instability. Rounding includes clinical assessment and guidance for patient care in situations of low volume/high risk situations or care of patients in designated holding, observation or overflow areas. The Resource Nurse supports determining the need for rapid response assistance for advanced assessment and emergency management, assistance with communication with providers and other healthcare team members, and, as necessary, assistance with transfer to a higher level of care. The Resource nurse responds to all Medical Emergencies, Code Blue, Brain Attacks, and clinical emergency alerts. The position requires expert-level Critical Care (CC) competency. The Resource Nurse reports to the Patient Care Services Manager, Operations.