Registered Nurse (RN) Rapid Response Team

Riverside Health; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 53,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Newport News, VA seeks an experienced RN for Critical Care to assess patients, prioritize interventions, document care, and support rapid response events. You will work with nurses, physicians, and other teams to ensure safe, age-appropriate care.

Responsibilities include using EMR data to monitor sepsis trends, participate in rapid response codes, and educate staff on early deterioration identification and core measures.

Qualifications

• RN with critical care experience and appropriate licensure.
• Ability to lead rapid response and code events.
• Experience with sepsis screening and elevated risk patient identification.

Responsibilities

• Act as clinical expert during rapid responses and codes.
• Provide patient care assessment, prioritization, and interventions.
• Utilize EMR data analytics for sepsis trends and alerts.

Skills

Critical Care RN

Rapid Response

Emergency Nursing

Education

Bachelor's Degree, Nursing

Associate Degree, Nursing

Nursing Diploma Program Graduate

HS Diploma or GED

Tools

EMR Systems

CPR/BLS Certification

Job description

Newport News, VirginiaHiring 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.OverviewDelivers 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 doActs 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.QualificationsEducationBachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred) orAssociates Degree, Nursing (Preferred) orProgram Graduate, Nursing (Required) andHigh School Diploma or GED, Only Required if Nursing Diploma Graduate (Required)Experience2 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 CertificationsRegistered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire(Required) andCPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required) andACLS 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.