RN - Rapid Assessment Team

• Area of Interest: Nursing

• Sign On Bonus: $20,000

• FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.9

• Department: Emergency Department- West

• Shift: Part Time, Days or Full Time Nights, 7a-7:30p or 7p-7:30a, rotating weekends and holidays

• Job ID: 177843

Overview

Rapid Response & ED Nurse – Be the Difference When Seconds Matter

Shift: Full Time| Nights 7pm-7:30am; rotating weekends and holidays

Part Time | Days 7am-7:30pm; rotating weekends and holidays

At Methodist West Hospital, every moment counts—and as a Rapid Response & ED Nurse, you’ll be at the heart of critical care when patients need it most. This isn’t just a job; it’s a calling for nurses who thrive in fast-paced environments and want to make an immediate, life-saving impact.

Your Role

• Be the First Line of Defense: Respond to medical emergencies and Rapid Response Team activations across the hospital.

• Prevent Crisis Before It Happens: Round on patients at high risk for clinical deterioration, ensuring proactive care.

• Collaborate & Lead: Work alongside an interdisciplinary team, bringing your expertise and compassion to every decision.

• Champion Excellence: Uphold the ANA Code for Nurses, UnityPoint Health’s Philosophy of Nursing, and our Professional Nurse Practice Model.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.   Here are just a few:    

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program .

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family .

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

• The Rapid Response Nurse serves as a nurse consultant for all patient care areas at Methodist West Hospital 24 hours per day, seven days per week.

• The primary function of this RN is to be the team leader for adult medical emergencies.

• Proactive purposeful rounding with each unit with a focus on patients of concern (i.e., sepsis, cardiac, and/or high-risk patients).

• Rounding on each unit every four hours as well as being a resource for nursing team members for high-risk patients.

• Encourage teaching and collaboration with other team members on units. For example, completing tasks such as NG placement, Foley Catheter placement, IV starts, and blood administration together.

• Serve as a resource in the Emergency Department when not completing every four-hour rounding or responding to Rapid Response or Medical Emergency calls.

• Attend all daily RESPECT huddles in the Emergency Department and report any significant concerns/issues with ED Shift Leader for awareness.

• Provide advice and consultation to all units around nurse sensitive indicators and quality metrics (i.e., restraints, mobilization, CHF, Braden Scale, hand hygiene).

Qualifications

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or IA Board of Nursing approved nursing program.

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa

• TNCC

• ACLS

Experience:

• 2 years of critical care experience (ED or ICU) .

Other:

• Level 3 Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.