Rapid Response Team RN

Position Title: Rapid Response Team RN

Shift: Days 8:00am 4:30pm

Status: Full time

JOB SUMMARY:

Follows the nursing process (assessment planning implementation and evaluation) to delegate coordinate and provide safe therapeutic nursing care to patients/families. Makes independent judgments/decisions and takes action regarding a wide range of routine and complex patient issues operating under guidelines of the Adult Rapid Response Team Protocols. Collaborates with appropriate disciplines to coordinate continuity of patient care from admission through discharge in support of the medical and nursing plans of care.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing with two years experience in critical care required.

LICENSURE CERTIFICATION and/or REGISTRATION:

Registered Nurse licensure from the State of North Carolina

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 1 year of hire for Adult Critical Care Adult ED

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 1 year of hire for Network ED Peds ED PICU and NICU and other areas per unit guidelines

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Exemplifies the responsibilities and accountabilities inherent in professional nursing practice.
2. Collaborates with the health care team to meet the immediate needs of the patient and evaluate care outcomes through consultation and information sharing.
3. Utilizes the nursing process to ensure quality patient care is provided throughout the episode of care. Creates and maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for patients self coworkers and facility. Provides a therapeutic environment for thorough safe accurate and timely medication and IV administration including vasoactive drips.
4. Consults with provider team as needed when dealing with complicated patients. Communicates vital patient information to providers. Serves as a liaison between the medical and nursing team.
5. Assists providers with orders such as xrays and labs. Ensures proper scheduling and follow up of test results for physicians.
6. Assists providers as needed when explaining test results and medications to patients. Serves as a nursing expert of specialized patient care including direct patient care assessment documentation treatment intervention and patient/family education and support.
7. Takes personal responsibility and initiative for performance and for professional growth and development. Provides appropriate patient care in accordance with Age/Developmental Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.
8. Coordinates the effective and efficient delivery of patient care and services through application of care management principles. Serves as a role model for effective Code Blue Team response through the coordination of patient resuscitations that foster positive outcomes. Identifies clinical priorities and initiates action to improve patient outcomes. Utilizes broad knowledge base to triage effectively multiple requests for patient assistance.
9. Demonstrates ability to function in a professional practice model through active participation in shared governance promotion of a healthy work environment and acceptance of personal responsibility for professional growth.
10. Facilitates timely admission and transfer of all patients.
11. Ensures the quality of professional services by demonstrating and maintainingcompetency through updating knowledge and skills and continuing professional growth.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Communicates in an effective positive and professional manner
• Critical thinking delegation and problem solving skills
• Broad clinical knowledge base serves as clinical expert to nursing units
• Organizational skills
• Ability to handle multiple complex situations simultaneously
• Computer competency
• Self directed

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Regular exposure to patient blood products from collecting/procuring specimens
• Exposure to infectious and contagious diseases
• Moderate to high noise environment
• Physically demanding during transport role
• Handles emergency/crisis situations
• Highly stressful environments and crowded conditions
• Subject to many interruptions
• Handles absentee replacement on short notice
• Wears protective equipment: eye/face gown gloves

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

20 lbs. maximum

50 lbs. maximum

100 lbs. maximum