Registered Nurse - Critical Response

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis

Regular

Unit/location: RN-Critical Response Team
- Weekend Program- SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis

Schedule:

Friday, Saturday, Sunday 6a-6p

Sign-On Bonus:
Eligible external candidates may qualify for a sign-on bonus—ask your recruiter for details! Internal candidates, please check with your recruiter to see what options are available.

Join Our Team and make a difference every day while enjoying competitive pay, great benefits, and a supportive work environment. We offer competitive, affordable health insurance and benefits designed to support you and your family.

This role is part of the expert clinical team in the acute care area. It prevents clinical deterioration in patients outside of intensive care units. It leads the Critical Response team’s initial assessment of critically ill patients and has the ability and clinical skills to assess and implement early interventions to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest, better facilitating the patient's transition to a higher level of care.

• Acts as the first level of support for the bedside nursing team when a patient's condition is in question or jeopardy.
• Educates and supports the bedside team in the evaluation and management of unstable patients.
• Guides the bedside nursing team to help direct patient care.
• Assists in determining when to elevate a rapid response.
• Facilitates early and rapid transition of patients to a higher level of care.
• Closely monitors patients who have recently transferred from the intensive care unit (ICU).
• Utilizes available data from the electronic medical record and other sources to identify at‑risk patients (e.g., deterioration index, sepsis score, and other acuity scores).
• Collects and maintains data related to Rapid Response and Code episodes to drive process improvement.
• Participates in Ministry Rapid Response and Code debrief process and Regional Critical Response Nursing Team.
• Applies evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to critical care nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patients' age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safety.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or equivalent education for licensing.

Two years of registered nurse experience in critical care, emergency care or progressive care.

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

State of

Work Location:

Missouri

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) issued by Compact State
• or
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• or
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Day Shift (United States of America)

Employee

Nursing Admin

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SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: eligible team members get one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (prorated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through Daily Pay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through Flex Path Funded for eligible team members.

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