Registered Nurse (RN) - Rapid Response Team - Augusta- FT

American Geriatrics Society; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System is seeking an experienced RN for the Rapid Response Team (RRT) to coordinate assessments, interventions, and follow-up, ensuring timely, age-appropriate care. The role emphasizes multidisciplinary collaboration and evidence-based practice in a fast-paced environment.

Expect responsibilities in data collection, staff education, and guideline development, with a focus on quality patient outcomes and compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in Georgia or privilege to practice in Georgia under eNLC – required at hire.
• ACLS and BLS certifications required on hire (ACLS-I optional).
• Minimum 2 years nursing experience in a critical care environment.

Responsibilities

• Responds to Rapid Response Team calls.
• Coordinates patient care during events including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes.
• Communicates with medical staff, nursing staff, and other disciplines to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Intervenes in patient crisis to promote quality patient care.
• Documents assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the patient chart.
• Develops and implements RRT practice guidelines and monitors outcomes.
• Educates patients, families, and staff about RRT processes.

Skills

English proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Care coordination

Delegation

Multi-tasking

Stress management

Detail orientation

Computer skills

Time management

Ethics knowledge

GA RN Act knowledge

Education

ASN/ Diploma in nursing – 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)

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.
• Assesses 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):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ARC‑ALS – American Red Cross Advanced Life Support or ACLS‑I – ACLS – Instructor
• BLS – Basic Life Support or ARC‑BLS – American Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS‑I – Basic Life Support – Instructor
• RN – Registered Nurse (Single State) or RN‑COMPACT – RN – Multi‑state Compact

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Georgia or hold a privilege to practice in the State of Georgia under the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) – Upon Hire Required
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support credentials – Upon Hire Required
• Current AHA Basic Life Support credentials – Upon Hire Required
• National certification in critical care nursing – Upon Hire Preferred
• NIHSS certification – Upon Hire Preferred

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 2 years of nursing practice in a critical care environment (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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