Resource Nurse - Acute Care Services

Luminis Health; Lanham (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Luminis Health, Inc. is seeking a Rapid Response Nurse to join a hospital-based team.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary group including respiratory therapy, radiology, and laboratory staff to assess, intervene, and stabilize patients presenting potentially life-threatening symptoms. In this role, you will assist the primary nurse in evaluating the patient’s condition and coordinating with the attending physician to determine the care plan and whether transfer to a higher level of

Qualifications

• Adheres to nursing practice objectives and uses approved protocols in urgent situations.
• Collaborates with the primary nurse on patient status and communicates SBAR to providers.

Responsibilities

• The Rapid Response Nurse is part of a multidisciplinary team (Respiratory Therapist, X-Ray, and Lab) and when necessary will consult with other medical personnel to determine and administer interventions and treatments for patients who manifest potential lifethreatening symptoms.
• Assists the primary Nurse in assessing and stabilizing the patient's condition and communicates to the patient's attending physician to determine the patient's care plan and if the patient should be transferred to a higher level of care.

Job description

Position Purpose

The Rapid Response Nurse is part of a multidisciplinary team (Respiratory Therapist, X-Ray, and Lab) and when necessary will consult with other medical personnel to determine and administer interventions and treatments for patients who manifest potential lifethreatening symptoms. Assists the primary Nurse in assessing and stabilizing the patient's condition and communicates to the patient's attending physician to determine the patient's care plan and if the patient should be transferred to a higher level of care.

Role Specific Competencies

1. Adheres to the purpose and objectives of nursing practice of the Department of Nursing Services, utilizing approved protocols to intervene in urgent situations on the patient's behalf.

• Collaborates with the patient's primary nurse on the status of the patient requiring the Rapid Response Nurse. Rapid Response nurse will assess patient with the primary care nurse.
• Must be knowledgeable in SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation) method to communicate information about the patient.