RN Rapid Response

TMC Health Care
TMC Health Care is Southern Arizona's regional nonprofit hospital system with Tucson Medical Center at its core. Each day staff comes to work to use their skills and expertise to improve the health of the entire community, from birth to the end of life.

Tucson Medical Center (TMC) is Tucson’s only non-profit community owned hospital. Employees choose to work at TMC because of our values of integrity, community, dedication, and compassion which we show through the exceptional care we provide to our patients and our community. Our passion for caring for the Tucson community has expanded over the last 75 years to include community partnerships, new medical specialties, and medical clinics to further provide the care our community deserves.

We don’t only care for our patients, we care for our TMC family too. As a member of our family you can expect to enjoy a wide variety of benefits. In addition to all the benefits you would expect from a leading medical facility (medical, dental, vision, 401K with match) we also provide:

• Family Style Atmosphere with a Supportive Team
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health and Wellness Coaching
• Extensive Onsite Gym for $12.00 a Month

The Rapid Response Nurse serves as a critical resource throughout the hospital, providing expert assessment and intervention for patients showing signs of clinical deterioration. In this 36-hour, 12-hour night shift role, the nurse collaborates with bedside teams to identify and manage high-risk patients, facilitate timely escalation of care, and support optimal patient outcomes. Beyond direct patient care, the Rapid Response Nurse acts as a mentor and educator for bedside staff, helping to build clinical confidence, strengthen critical thinking skills, and promote a culture of safety and excellence across the organization.

Provides oversight and training, while participating in the rapid response, stroke and code team responses for critical patient care. Maintains NRCPR Database and runs abstracts to evaluate performance for quality control and recommends improvements as required.

Provides critical patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure safe patient care.

Ensures accurate data collection, coordinates documentation efforts of staff and physicians, and educates the teams on the importance of that documentation.

Maintains NRCPR database ensuring accuracy and consistency, prepares reports for management review.

Keeps current on technology, regulatory, and operational trends in the health care industry as it relates to critical patient care.

Receives and reviews preceding critical care shift reports and floor nurse reports; makes complete rounds of all units, and notes patients' condition.

Provides direction, instruction and guidance for all staff involved in the critical care of patients.

Notifies appropriate physician regarding any unusual or unexpected events or problems requiring direct physician consultation.

Develops relationships that facilitate bringing forward issues around utilization and cost avoidance opportunities.

Evaluates outcomes of critical patient care, consults with other specialists as needed and adjusts nursing care processes as necessary to ensure optimal patient care.

Runs abstracts and prepares reports that delineate critical care responses and analyzes for optimal performance; providing recommendations for improvement.

P rovides appropriate, direct patient care utilizing appropriate aseptic techniques.

Develops education materials and programs to instruct assigned staff in the proper response to a variety of critical care issues such as coding, and stroke that require rapid response.

Works with rapid response teams and managers to provide quality reviews of critical care cases evaluating for the determination of best practice.

Adheres to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Graduation from a qualified, nationally-accredited nursing program.

Two (2) years of recent critical care and / or emergency department nursing experience in an acute care setting.

Current RN licensure permitting work in the State of Arizona. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)…