Medical Emergency Team Nurse

Cleveland Clinic Health System

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Medical Emergency Team Nurse

Location: Vero Beach

Facility: Indian River Hospital

Department: Amet-Nursing Institute

Shift: Nights

Schedule: 7:00pm-7:00am

Job Summary

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class patient care at its best. Located in sunny Florida's Treasure Coast, Indian River Hospital is committed to providing optimal family- and community-focused services. Here, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Under the supervision of the Director of Nursing or designee, the Medical Emergency Team (MET) Nurse plays a proactive role in identifying and managing patients at risk for clinical deterioration outside of the ICU and Emergency Department. The MET Nurse collaborates with bedside RNs to identify acute changes, coordinates timely provider intervention and stabilizes patients before a rapid response or code blue is necessary. This role also includes responding to all rapid response and code blue events, leading debriefing sessions and reviewing code events as part of the Critical Response and Resuscitation Committee (CRRC). In addition to emergency response, the MET Nurse acts as a resource to bedside staff, supporting clinical decision-making and implementing process improvements and training based on case reviews and quality data.

This is a regular PRN position, with caregivers working various night shifts between 7:00 p.m. -- 7:00 a.m. and weekend requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Identify patients that require critical assessment and intervention.
• Implement action plans identified through analysis of data and case reviews.
• Serve as a CRRC member, enter cases into the quality data review tool, complete nursing reviews of events prior to emergencies or codes and present findings at CRRC meetings.
• Remain current with evidence-based practice and recommend adoption or standards in collaboration with the team.
• Ensure Compliance with Regulatory Agencies.
• Provide education and training for nursing staff related to code response roles (i.e. documentation on emergency response form code sheet, operation of the Zoll defibrillator and monitor, nursing role in a code or emergency).
• Collaborate with nursing professional development to provide mock codes and simulation for nursing staff.
• Serve as a resource/support to nursing staff, providers, patients, families and other departments.
• Review patient lists and tools in the electronic medical record to prioritize assessment and intervention for high-risk patients.
• Round on all inpatient units to discuss patients being followed by MET or those with newly identified clinical issues that could lead to further deterioration.
• Provide education and support in real time in assessment, intervention, planning and evaluation for primary nurse delivering patient care.
• Address acute issues as they arise and activate full MET/Rapid Response Team when needed.
• Work with primary nurses and teams to address issues alongside the primary nurse.
• Notify the MET/Rapid Response team for further evaluation and intervention.
• Respond to rapid response and code blue calls.
• Provide critical care nursing until patient is stable or transferred to higher level of care.
• Complete clinical integration of BLS/ACLS Physician Training.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Current licensed as a (RN) registered nurse in the state of Florida
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Three years of nursing practice in a complex critical care environment
• Maintain competencies through simulation training and orientation alongside other MET Nurses

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• National certification in critical care nursing

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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