Registered Nurse (RN) Rapid Response Team

Riverside Health; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 53,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Newport News, Virginia is seeking an experienced RN with critical care expertise. The role focuses on rapid response, sepsis identification, and collaboration with nursing and provider teams to ensure high-quality patient care.

The position requires active RN licensure in Virginia, BLS/ACLS/PALS as appropriate, and a strong background in ICU/ER settings. This is a full-time, on-site role with competitive hourly pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• RN clinical expert providing rapid response support and staff mentorship.
• Experience requirements include 2 years in RN Critical Care (ICU/ER) or 3 years total with 1 year in critical care.

Responsibilities

• Act as clinical expert and resource to maintain/improve patient care during rapid responses.
• Use EMR data analytics for sepsis trending and early identification of deterioration.
• Proactively round on patients with a 6-hour sepsis protocol to improve core measures.
• Collaborate with nursing and provider teams to educate staff on early sepsis identification.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Mentorship

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree, Nursing

Associate Degree, Nursing

Program Graduate, Nursing

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

EMR data analytics

Job description

Hiring Range

$38.60 - $53.08/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Newport News, Virginia

Overview

Delivers patient care through 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. Provides clinical expertise and intervention during rapid response to codes including code blue, code brain and rapid responses. Serves as a resource/support to staff, physicians, patients, families, and other departments. Is responsible for Rapid Response calls, follow-up visits, Rapid Response data collection, entry and analysis, development of Rapid Response practice guidelines, evaluation of patient codes and informal education of staff.

What You Will Do

• Acts as a clinical expert and resource to maintain and improve patient care. Provide clinical expertise and intervention during rapid response to codes including code blue, brain attack and rapid responses. Provides clinical assistance to staff members and demonstrates the use of organizational safety tools and education/mentorship of staff working directly with clinical staff and unit directors to promptly identify patient at risk for clinical deterioration and make recommendation aimed at improving overall clinical outcomes.
• Use electronic medical records (EMR) data analytics for sepsis trending and proactively work with clinical team for early identification of sepsis or rapid response codes. Evaluation and response to Sepsis Alerts/trending.
• Proactively rounds on patients with a 6 hour sepsis protocol to help with core measures and standards of care. Rounds on patients.
• Facilitates a collaborative environment that maximizes interdepartmental cooperation for positive results. Collaboration with both nursing and provider teams. Rounds on the unit educating nursing on early identification of sepsis and when to call a rapid response.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred) or
• Associates Degree, Nursing (Preferred) or
• Program Graduate, Nursing (Required) and
• High School Diploma or GED, Only Required if Nursing Diploma Graduate (Required)

Experience

• 2 years of RN Critical Care (ICU or ER) work experience, OR 3 total years of RN experience with at least one year in critical care as an RN (ICU or ER) (Required)

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire(Required) and
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required) and
• ACLS Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required)
• PALS Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Preferred)
• Certified Critical Care Nurse (CCCN) - American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN Certification Corporation) (Preferred)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.