Clinical Resource Nurse

Middlesex Health; Middletown (CT); On-site; USD 54,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Shift Differentials

Continuing Education assistance

Student Loan relief

Long-term Disability

Life Insurance

Family medical leave

Job summary

Middlesex Health is seeking a Clinical Resource Nurse to provide expert clinical nursing support 24/7 across the main hospital campus. You will assist staff and patients, coordinate care for unstable patients, and participate in admission assessments and medication reconciliation for newly admitted patients.

The CRN supports staff including nurse residents, responds to RRTs, and ensures safe patient placement while upholding core values and professional standards.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted Connecticut Nursing License.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
• 2 years emergency and/or critical care nursing experience.
• MOAB, PALS, ACLS certifications preferred on orientation.

Responsibilities

• Assist clinical staff with complex patient care.
• Assist clinical staff with transport of clinically compromised patients.
• Coordinate and support the care of unstable patients.
• Provide timely response to staff requests for clinical assistance.
• Round on all units and offer assistance when necessary.
• Adheres to Core Values and Absolutes.

Skills

Emergency/critical care experience

Patient care coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Tools

Nursing License (CT)

Job description

Position Summary

The Clinical Resource Nurse provides clinical support 24/7 across the Middlesex Health main hospital campus, assisting in providing support to staff as well as patients. This role requires expert clinical nursing skills and knowledge.

Under minimal supervision the CRN will complete the following:

• Assist clinical staff with complex patient care
• Assist clinical staff with transport of clinically compromised patients
• Coordinate and support the care of unstable patients
• Support all staff including Nurse residents. This includes checking in with them throughout their shifts
• Completing admission assessments and performs medication reconciliation for newly admitted patients either on a unit or holding in the Emergency Department
• Provide timely response to staff requests for clinical assistance
• Acts as liaison between units to coordinate safe and appropriate patient placement
• Identifies situations of clinical risk and acts to decrease such risk
• Provides clinical support to after hour interventional procedures (endo, PACU and IR)
• Responds timely to RRTs/Team As
• Encourages critical thinking among staff to encourage positive outcomes
• Ensures accuracy of various high acuity/low volume care sets
• Supports nursing by covering lunch breaks for staff on low census units
• Round on all units and offer assistance when necessary
• Adheres to all Core Values (Compassion, Pursue Excellence, Cooperation and Collaboration, Upholds Honesty, and Supports Innovation)
• Adheres to all Absolutes (Privacy and Confidentiality, Professional Appearance, and Responsibility and Commitment).
• Other job related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted Connecticut Nursing License
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• 2 years emergency and/or critical care nursing experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years as Registered Nurse
• Specialty RN Certification
• Board of Nursing Certification
• Management of Aggressive Behavior (MOAB) training (will be required on completion of orientation)
• PALS (will be required on completion of orientation)
• ACLS (will be required on completion of orientation)
• Demonstrated peripheral IV competence
• Competitive benefits package
• Shift Differentials
• Continuing Education assistance
• Student Loan relief
• Long-term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Family medical leave
• Compensation Range: $38.95 to $64.89

Note: The compensation range(s) above are a good-faith representation of the base pay rates for all positions at a given grade across the organization. Typically, a new hire can expect a starting pay rate somewhere in the lower part of the range. Actual pay rates may vary by position and will be determined based on the candidate's relevant experience. No employee will be paid below the minimum of the range. Pay ranges are listed as hourly values for both non-exempt and exempt roles.

About Middlesex Health

The Smarter Choice for your Career!

Come join one of Connecticut’s Top Workplaces, and a Magnet designated organization! At Middlesex Health, we have a unique combination of award-winning talent, world-class technology, and patient-first care that's making health care better. Through our affiliation with the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Middlesex Health has access to the most advanced medical knowledge and research available.

All of our nurses at Middlesex have access to professional development opportunities, the ability to participate in a clinical ladder, and shared governance while working to provide the safest, highest-quality care to our patients.