Rapid Response Registered Nurse (RN) - FT Nights

Responsibilities

• Prioritize patient rounding and assessments with bedside nursing collaboration.
• Utilize MEWS scores, prior medical history and admission location information, as well as other indicators for high risk patients, to prioritize assessment.
• Evaluate patient care and hospital practices in MUSC inpatient settings to ensure compliance with hospital policies/procedures and evidence-based practices.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure staff, patient and visitor public health safety.
• Respond to Code Blue and Rapid Response notifications, BAT Alerts, and nurse-driven request for clinical evaluation and other indicators as needed or directed.
• Assess high-risk patients based on clinical indicators, previous critical care admissions/transfers, and PMH each shift.
• Coach real-time and provide education to staff regarding appropriate MEWS scores, high-risk indicators, assessments of Code Blue and Rapid Response notifications.
• Collaborate with clinical staff, including but not limited to, nurses, Patient Care Technicians, Hospitalist Medicine providers, ICU Intensivists and Pulmonologists etc.

Requirements

• Previous Critical Care or ED RN experience required.
• Able to work under stress.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
• Active South Carolina RN license.
• BLS and ACLS certified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Schedule

7p-7a

Pay

Hourly Pay Grade Health-28