Medical Emergency Team Nurse

About the role

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. This role 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).

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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

• 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.

Pay Range

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.