Rapid Response Code Nurse: Critical Care Leader

UC San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health in San Diego, CA seeks an experienced Code Nurse to provide 24/7 response to Code Blue, Rapid Response, Code Stroke and STEMI activations, and to round across units. You will monitor quality metrics and contribute to performance improvement initiatives, delivering autonomous nursing care within ANA standards while collaborating with the care team.

The role requires a California RN license, BLS/CPR and ACLS, and a minimum of three years in an ICU setting, with strong critical

Qualifications

• Must be graduate from an accredited school of Nursing.
• Must possess a valid California RN license.
• BLS/CPR and ACLS certifications at time of hire with commitment to get UCSD Code ART within six (6) months of hire date.
• Minimum three (3) years of recent inpatient, acute care adult ICU RN experience or equivalent.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to manage multiple levels of information and responsibilities, and to quickly assess complex problems to develop potential solutions in a critical care setting.
• Demonstrates strong leadership skills essential for effectively directing Code Blue/RRT's in a complex hospital environment.
• Must be able to function in a fast-paced environment, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and consistently demonstrate empathy and kindness to all staff and patients.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and clinical skills to identify and implement nursing interventions and evaluate results in a critical care setting.
• Must have excellent skills to communicate and influence effectively with all levels of staff, physicians, patients and external constituents, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience with quality improvement and quality metrics projects, as well as the development of performance improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24/7 response to Code Blue, Rapid Response, Code Stroke and STEMI activations.
• Proactive rounding across units and monitoring of Code Blue and Rapid Response quality metrics.
• Develop performance improvement projects to address gaps and align with strategic initiatives.
• Practice autonomous nursing care within ANA Standards of Practice and Professional Performance, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.

Skills

Critical care nursing

Leadership

Communication skills

Quality improvement

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN preferred)

Tools

CCRN

PALS

Job description

UC San Diego Health in San Diego, CA seeks an experienced Code Nurse to provide 24/7 response to Code Blue, Rapid Response, Code Stroke and STEMI activations, and to round across units. You will monitor quality metrics and contribute to performance improvement initiatives, delivering autonomous nursing care within ANA standards while collaborating with the care team.

The role requires a California RN license, BLS/CPR and ACLS, and a minimum of three years in an ICU setting, with strong critical