RN - Rapid Response Team PRN NIGHTS

Wellstar Health System • Roswell, GA

298d

About The Position

The Rapid Response Team (RRT) Nurse is a registered professional nurse who functions under the direction of the Nurse Manager and is responsible for coordination of Rapid Response Team assessment of patient, prioritization and implementation of interventions to ensure optimal patient outcomes, documentation of interventions and outcomes, communication with other team members and disciplines, and safe delivery of age appropriate and culturally aware patient care. The RRT Nurse is accountable for addressing the patient/family biological, emotional, developmental, psychosocial and education needs. The RRT Nurse serves as a resource/support to the staff, physicians, patients, families, and other departments. The RRT Nurse is responsible for RRT calls, follow-up visits, RRT data collection, entry and analysis, development of RRT practice guidelines, evaluation of patient codes and informal education of staff.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited/approved school of nursing.
• Current licensure as a professional registered nurse in the State of Georgia.
• Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of nursing practice in a critical care environment.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support credentials required.
• Current AHA Basic Life Support credentials required.

Nice To Haves

• National certification in critical care nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responds to RRT calls.
• Coordinates patient care during events including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes.
• Communicates with medical staff, nursing staff, other disciplines and departments as required to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Intervenes in patient crisis to promote quality patient care.
• Documents assessment, interventions, and outcomes in patient medical record; utilizes SBAR documentation.
• Develops and implements clinical practice guidelines for RRT.
• Monitors patient outcomes and conducts follow-up as required.
• Assesses patient and family or support system needs.
• Educates patient, families or support system as required and documents.
• Educates staff pertaining to RRT.
• Collects, monitors, and trends RRT data.
• Analyzes data to determine opportunities for improvement; reports findings to medical staff and nursing leadership as requested.
• Recommends improvements required to promote optimal patient outcomes to medical staff and nursing leadership.
• Initiates and implements improvements related to RRT based on data trends.
• Analyzes patient code data to identify trends and makes recommendations for improvements based on data.
• Monitors near miss events to identify and initiate prevention measures to promote quality patient care.
• Serves as professional role model within professional nursing utilizing professional clinical judgment.
• Serves as a mentor in the development of peers and clinical staff.
• Acts as a liaison between medical staff and patients and families.
• Creates and maintains supportive work environment conducive to quality patient care including taking corrective action when needed.
• Supports fiscal accountability for human and material resources.
• Collaborates with Nurse Manager to recruit and retain staff.
• Supports performance improvement initiatives designed to promote quality patient care.
• Promotes professional nursing practice through shared governance, evidence-based practice and ethical accountability.
• Maintains confidentiality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree