Registered Nurse (RN) - Rapid Response @ Cobb Hospital

Wellstar Health System; Martinez (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System in Georgia is looking for an experienced Rapid Response Team Nurse to coordinate critical care during nights, ensuring timely assessment and interventions to optimize patient outcomes.

This role requires ACLS/BLS, active Georgia RN license, 2+ years in critical care, and the ability to work under pressure, communicate clearly, and educate staff and families.

Join a leading integrated health system committed to compassionate care and professional development.

Qualifications

• Associates nursing or diploma in nursing; BSN preferred.
• Active RN license in Georgia.
• ACLS and BLS required; national certification preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of nursing practice in critical care.

Responsibilities

• Responds to RRT calls and coordinates care during events.
• Documents interventions and outcomes in the medical record (SBAR).
• Communicates with medical staff and other disciplines.
• Develops and implements RRT practice guidelines.
• Educates patients and families; supports staff.
• Monitors and analyzes RRT data for quality improvement.
• Complies with WellStar policies and code of conduct.

Skills

Critical Care

RN License

ACLS

BLS

Education

ASN/Diploma

BSN preferred

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

Shift/Schedule

7p-7a/Nights

Job Summary

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.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Patient Care

• 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
• Assess patient and family or support system needs
• Educates patient, families or support system as required and documents
• Educates staff pertaining to RRT.

Data Monitoring

• 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

Professional Practice

• Serves as professional role model within professional nursing utilizing professional clinical judgment
• Serves as a mentor in the development of peers and clinical staff
• 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
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education

• Associates Nursing or Diploma (Nurse) Nursing or Bachelors Nursing-Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)

• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ARC-ALS - Amer Red Cross Advanced Life Support or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor
• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact

Additional License(s) and Certification(s)

Current American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support credentials upon hire required and national certification in critical care nursing upon hire preferred

Required Minimum Experience

Minimum 2 years of nursing practice in a critical care environment; current American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support credentials required and current AHA Basic Life Support credentials required

Required Minimum Skills

Ability to read, write and speak the English language
Strong customer service and interpersonal skills
Inter- and intra-departmental coordination of patient care activities
Delegation skills required
Ability to multi-task essential
Ability to function in stressful and emergency situations essential
Strong detail orientation required; Computer skills required
Personal time management skills are required
Compliance with the American Nurses' Association Code of Ethics for Professional Nurses is required
Demonstrates knowledge of and practices within parameters outlined in Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act.

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