Rapid Response Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

**Sign On Bonus Available**

Department:
Logistics/Mission Control

Schedule/Status:
7:00pm-7:00am; Full Time

Standard Hours/Week:
36

General Description:
The Rapid Response Nurse functions as an expert clinical resource, providing immediate assessment and intervention for patients experiencing acute clinical deterioration throughout the hospital. This role is responsible for responding to all overhead emergency activations, including Sepsis, Stroke, STEMI, and Code Blue events, with the goal of preventing further deterioration, including cardiac arrest, and ensuring timely stabilization of patients. The Rapid Response Nurse collaborates with the primary registered nurse to obtain, verify, and accurately document the patient’s medication history and provides advanced clinical support, guidance, and education to bedside nursing staff. The Rapid Response Nurse reports to the Director of Critical Care Services, with operational oversight provided by the Mission Control Manager. The position shall exemplify the desired Culture of Choice® and philosophies of Parrish Healthcare.

Key Responsibilities:

• Emergency Response: Immediately respond to ALL ALERTS/OVERHEAD PAGES from patients monitors or staff calls for declining patients (e.g., Sepsis, Stroke, STEMI, Code Blue)
• Rapid Assessment: Conduct swift, comprehensive physical, neurological, and cardiovascular assessments to identify the cause of deterioration.
• Intervention & Stabilization: Provide immediate, advanced nursing interventions, including administering medications, initiating IV’s, providing oxygen, performing defibrillation, and applying advanced monitoring as ordered and in collaboration with the APRN or Physician.
• Team Collaboration: Work Closely with physicians, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement a coordinated patient centered plan of care.
• Education & Mentorship: Proactively educate and mentor nursing staff on early warning signs, interventions and rapid response protocols.  
• Documentation: Accurately document all assessments, interventions, medication histories and communication in the patient electronic health record.
• Responsible for ensuring care meets evidence-based standards & quality metric compliance. 
• Appropriately coordinates, delegates, and supervises duties of other health care personnel on the rapid response team. 
• Proactive Rounds: Conduct rounds on high-risk patients identified by early warning scores to prevent deterioration before it becomes critical.
• Debriefing: Lead debriefs after critical events to discuss care, identify learning opportunities, and improve future responses. 
• Performs similar or related duties as assigned.
• Knows fire, disaster and safety procedures and regulations as it pertains to the work area.

Requirements:

Formal Education:

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) with relevant experience required. 
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred. 

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of nursing experience, with at least 2 years in an acute care or critical care or emergency department setting. 

Required Licenses, Certifications, Registrations:

• Current/Active State of FL RN License required.
• BLS and ACLS through the American Heart Association (AHA) required.
• NIH certification required. 
• Critical Care (CCRN) Certification preferred. 

Full Time Benefits: 
Eligible to participate in a number of PMC-sponsored benefits, including: 

• Annual Accrual of 152 Personal Leave Bank (PLB) Hours 
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance 
• 403(b) Retirement Program 
• Tuition Reimbursement/Educational Assistance 
• EAP, Flex Spending, Accident, Critical and Other Applicable Benefits