Rapid Response (RN)

About the Job Join Our Team as a Clinical Resource Nurse - Rapid Response & Critical Care Liaison Are you a highly skilled and motivated RN with a passion for critical care, clinical excellence, and mentorship? We are seeking a dynamic Clinical Resource Nurse to join our team and play a key role in advancing patient outcomes through expert clinical support, collaboration, and leadership during emergent situations. Key Responsibilities: * Emergency Response Leadership * Act as a co-team leader during codes. * Ensure accurate documentation and facilitate post-event debriefs with real-time coaching and feedback. * Participate in mock codes to promote clinical readiness and continuous improvement. * Sepsis & Code Blue Program Support * Serve as a key member of the Code Blue and Sepsis Committees. * Respond to Sepsis Alerts, ensuring timely completion of the Sepsis Bundle. * Collaborate with primary teams to coordinate and facilitate care plans. * Maintain and monitor Code Blue/RRT & Sepsis databases, identify trends, and report findings to Nursing Leadership. * Conduct audits as needed to support performance improvement. * Clinical Rounding & Patient Follow-Up * Perform follow-up rounding on patients who experienced RRT activation within the past 12-24 hours to assess stability and clinical progress. * Support safe transfers and stabilization of high-acuity ICU admissions and facilitate escalated transfers to higher levels of care. * Expert Clinical Support & Mentorship * Provide bedside support and guidance for procedures such as IV therapy, port access, EKG, blood cultures, chest tube set-up/maintenance, peritoneal dialysis (PD), and continuous bladder irrigation (CBI). * Act as a clinical resource, coach, and mentor to nursing staff across units, promoting skill development and confidence. * Collaborate with ICU team and Critical Care Charge RN as needed in a critical care clinician role. * Consultative and Collaborative Role * Offer clinical assessments and serve as a liaison between nursing staff and providers to enhance care outcomes. * Assist in provider communication and follow-up to ensure seamless and timely patient care delivery. Available Positions: Full-time- 7:00am-7:00pm including rotating weekends and holidays Nursing Benefits * Nationally recognized nurse wellbeing resources * Comprehensive health benefit plans * Generous paid time off and flex scheduling options * Retirement plans with match * Tuition assistance to advance your education * Systemwide referral bonus program-up to $6,000 for each RN and up to $4,000 for each LPN that joins MedStar Health * Relocation assistance up to $5,000 * Free parking for associates Qualifications * ADN, BSN, MSN, or CNL from an accredited School of Nursing required. * Minimum two years of ICU experience required. * Active MD RN License or Active Compact State RN, BLS and ACLS required. TNCC strongly preferred This position has a hiring range of USD $36.00 - USD $54.97 /Yr. Join Our Team as a Clinical Resource Nurse - Rapid Response & Critical Care Liaison Are you a highly skilled and motivated RN with a passion for critical care, clinical excellence, and mentorship? We are seeking a dynamic Clinical Resource Nurse to join our team and play a key role in advancing patient outcomes through expert clinical support, collaboration, and leadership during emergent situations. Key Responsibilities: * Emergency Response Leadership * Act as a co-team leader during codes. * Ensure accurate documentation and facilitate post-event debriefs with real-time coaching and feedback. * Participate in mock codes to promote clinical readiness and continuous improvement. * Sepsis & Code Blue Program Support * Serve as a key member of the Code Blue and Sepsis Committees. * Respond to Sepsis Alerts, ensuring timely completion of the Sepsis Bundle. * Collaborate with primary teams to coordinate and facilitate care plans. * Maintain and monitor Code Blue/RRT & Sepsis databases, identify trends, and report findings to Nursing Leadership. * Conduct audits as needed to support performance improvement. * Clinical Rounding & Patient Follow-Up * Perform follow-up rounding on patients who experienced RRT activation within the past 12-24 hours to assess stability and clinical progress. * Support safe transfers and stabilization of high-acuity ICU admissions and facilitate escalated transfers to higher levels of care. * Expert Clinical Support & Mentorship * Provide bedside support and guidance for procedures such as IV therapy, port access, EKG, blood cultures, chest tube set-up/maintenance, peritoneal dialysis (PD), and continuous bladder irrigation (CBI). * Act as a clinical resource, coach, and mentor to nursing staff across units, promoting skill development and confidence. * Collaborate with ICU team and Critical Care Charge RN as needed in a critical care clinician role. * Consultative and Collaborative Role * Offer clinical assessments and serve as a liaison between nursing staff and providers to enhance care outcomes. * Assist in provider communication and follow-up to ensure seamless and timely patient care delivery. Available Positions: Full-time- 7:00am-7:00pm including rotating weekends and holidays Nursing Benefits * Nationally recognized nurse wellbeing resources * Comprehensive health benefit plans * Generous paid time off and flex scheduling options * Retirement plans with match * Tuition assistance to advance your education * Systemwide referral bonus program-up to $6,000 for each RN and up to $4,000 for each LPN that joins MedStar Health * Relocation assistance up to $5,000 * Free parking for associates Qualifications * ADN, BSN, MSN, or CNL from an accredited School of Nursing required. * Minimum two years of ICU experience required. * Active MD RN License or Active Compact State RN, BLS and ACLS required. TNCC strongly preferred