Rapid Response Nurse

Job Summary and Qualifications

Rapid Response Nurse under Tennessee Board of Nursing scope of practice provides and coordinates patient care, educates patients and families about various health conditions, and provides advice and emotional support to patients and their family members. RNs must use independent and critical judgment in providing a wide variety of services within a critical care environment. The purpose of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) is to provide assessment, early intervention and stabilization for patients and to prevent clinical deterioration or arrest. Additionally, the RRT will provide teaching, mentoring, and support to our nursing units.

What you will do in this role

• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions including MEWS alert notification.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
• Make periodic daily rounds to each inpatient clinical area.
• Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.

Qualifications you will need

• RN licensure by Tennessee Board of Nursing or a Board of Nursing from a compact state.
• Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• BLS, ACLS required.
• CPI required within 6 months of hire and kept current per hospital requirements.
• CCRN preferred.
• Minimum of two years clinical nursing experience in an ICU or Critical Care setting required.
• Additional one-year med surg experienced preferred.

Benefits

TriStar Centennial Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services, wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services, time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence, savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling, education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing. Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts.