RN Critical Response Nurse

Legacy Health•Gresham, OR

8d•$58 - $86•Onsite

About The Position

The Critical Response Nurse (CRN) is an advanced clinical expert who can deliver composed guidance and care under emergent circumstances. The CRN assesses, analyzes, plans, implements, and evaluates patients in crisis following established patient care standards for Legacy Health System throughout the hospital. The CRN acts as a physician liaison by relaying expert physical assessments and provides delegated treatments as needed within both the inpatient and emergency department arenas including emergent transfer to a higher level of care. The CRN is a primary emergency responder and secondary responder to critical situations deemed by the hospital need, this may include but is not limited to Code Blue, Code Green, ED Code 3, pediatric code blue, pediatric emergencies, Family Birth Center (FBC) STAT events, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) resuscitations, and NICU code blue events. The CRN may support additional areas such as Endoscopy, Interventional Radiology (IR), Cath Lab, and the perioperative suites.

Requirements

Academic degree in nursing (BSN or MSN/MN) required.
Experience in hemodynamic monitoring application of clinical physiology required.
Current applicable state RN license required.
Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) are required within six months of hire.
Ability to effectively provide care to critically ill patients.
Ability to work with physicians and utilize expert assessment skills to make appropriate interventions based on assessment.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Ability to prioritize multiple patient care needs.
Ability to function effectively on multiple units, including specialty units.
Current conscious sedation competency.
Current Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) competency.
Keyboard skills and ability to navigate electronic systems applicable to job functions.
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, families, physicians, and the community.

Nice To Haves

Internal candidates promoting may meet the degree requirement with verification of bachelor’s or master’s degree in progress with an expected completion date within 2-years of the promotion date.
Three years of critical care clinical experience within the last five years strongly preferred.
Emergency Department and IV infusion experience strongly preferred.
CCRN certification is preferred at time of hire/promotion, or required within 1 year of hire/promotion.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)/Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) or equivalent Trauma certification are required based on site specific criteria.

Responsibilities

Assesses, analyzes, plans, implements, and evaluates patients in crisis following established patient care standards.
Acts as a physician liaison by relaying expert physical assessments and provides delegated treatments.
Serves as a primary emergency responder and secondary responder to critical situations.
Supports additional areas such as Endoscopy, Interventional Radiology (IR), Cath Lab, and the perioperative suites.
Coaches and mentors clinical staff as needed.