Rapid Response; RN

Position: Rapid Response (RN)
About the Job

Join Our Team as a Clinical Resource Nurse - Rapid Response & Critical Care Liaison

Are you a highly skilled and motivated RN with a passion for critical care, clinical excellence, and mentorship? We are seeking a dynamic Clinical Resource Nurse to join our team and play a key role in advancing patient outcomes through expert clinical support, collaboration, and leadership during emergent situations.

Key Responsibilities:

* Emergency Response Leadership

* Act as a co-team leader during codes.

* Ensure accurate documentation and facilitate post-event debriefs with real-time coaching and feedback.

* Participate in mock codes to promote clinical readiness and continuous improvement.

* Sepsis & Code Blue Program Support

* Serve as a key member of the Code Blue and Sepsis Committees.

* Respond to Sepsis Alerts, ensuring timely completion of the Sepsis Bundle.

* Collaborate with primary teams to coordinate and facilitate care plans.

* Maintain and monitor Code Blue/RRT & Sepsis databases, identify trends, and report findings to Nursing Leadership.

* Conduct audits as needed to support performance improvement.

* Clinical Rounding & Patient Follow-Up

* Perform follow-up rounding on patients who experienced RRT activation within the past 12-24 hours to assess stability and clinical progress.

* Support safe transfers and stabilization of high-acuity ICU admissions and facilitate escalated transfers to higher levels of care.

* Expert Clinical Support & Mentorship

* Provide bedside support and guidance for procedures such as IV therapy, port access, EKG, blood cultures, chest tube set-up/maintenance, peritoneal dialysis (PD), and continuous bladder irrigation (CBI).

* Act as a clinical resource, coach, and mentor to nursing staff across units, promoting skill development and confidence.

* Collaborate with ICU team and Critical Care Charge RN as needed in a critical care clinician role.

* Consultative and Collaborative Role

* Offer clinical assessments and serve as a liaison between nursing staff and providers to enhance care outcomes.

* Assist in provider communication and follow-up to ensure seamless and timely patient care delivery.

Available Positions:
Full-time- 7:00am-7:00pm including rotating weekends and holidays

Nursing Benefits

* Nationally recognized nurse wellbeing resources

* Comprehensive health benefit plans

* Generous paid time off and flex scheduling options

* Retirement plans with match

* Tuition assistance to advance your education

* Systemwide referral bonus program-up to $6,000 for each RN and up to $4,000 for each LPN that joins Med Star Health

* Relocation assistance up to $5,000

* Free parking for associates

Qualifications

* ADN, BSN, MSN, or CNL from an accredited School of Nursing required.

* Minimum two years of ICU experience required.

* Active MD RN License or Active Compact State RN, BLS and ACLS required. TNCC strongly preferred

This position has a hiring range of

USD $36.00 - USD $54.97 /Yr.