Rapid Response RN

Additional Information About the Role

The Rapid Response/ACT RN serves as a hospital-wide critical care resource, providing expert support across the Barnes-Jewish Hospital campus. This highly autonomous role partners with bedside nurses, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams to assess patient deterioration, respond to rapid response and difficult airway events, facilitate escalation of care, and help ensure patients receive timely interventions when clinical conditions change.

Rapid Response RN nurses bring critical care experience to every care environment, supporting inpatient units and outpatient areas. Responsibilities may include acute patient assessment, IV access, blood draws, cardiac rhythm interpretation, and real-time clinical consultation. Team members are frequently called upon to serve as a second set of eyes, helping validate concerns, coordinate resources, and support complex clinical decision‑making for patients requiring a higher level of care.

This role is ideal for experienced critical care nurses who enjoy fast‑paced problem‑solving, collaboration, mentorship, and practicing at the top of their license outside of a traditional ICU setting. Nurses with backgrounds in Trauma, Neuro, Burn, CVICU, and Medical/Surgical ICU environments are especially well positioned for success.

• Rapid Response/ACT Team
• Float throughout the Barnes‑Jewish Hospital campus
• Self‑scheduled 3x12‑hour shifts
• Rotating days and nights (6:30 AM/PM start times)
• Weekend and holiday rotation
• No call requirement
• Tier 2 Float position with $15/hour float differential plus applicable shift differentials
• BSN differential available
• Recognition through BJC Bravo, Connections Groups, and Thrive well‑being

• Minimum 5 years of ICU experience required
• ACLS required
• Strong adaptability in variable clinical environments
• CCRN preferred
• TNCC preferred
• Ultrasound‑Guided IV Certification
• Level I Trauma Center experience preferred
• Licensure: RN

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment. Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post‑treatment home care needs and medication administration.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Participates in professional development.
• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care. Assesses patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population‑specific needs.
• BJC has determined this is a safety‑sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary. Equal Opportunity Employer.