Rapid Response (RN)

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Offer clinical assessments and serve as a liaison between nursing staff and providers to enhance care outcomes.
• Aid in provider communication and follow-up to ensure seamless and timely patient care delivery.

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.

Pay

This position has a hiring range of USD $36.00 - USD $54.97 /Yr.