RN- Rapid Response Nurse

Kaweah Health is a publicly owned, community healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia area in central California. With more than 5,000 employees, Kaweah Health provides state-of-the-art medicine and high-quality preventive services in our acute care hospital, specialized health centers and clinics. Our eight-campus healthcare district has 613 beds and offers comprehensive health services across a broad continuum of care.

It takes a special person to work for Kaweah Health. We serve a region where the needs are great, which makes the rewards even greater. Every day, we care for people facing unique challenges and in need of healing. Throughout it all, our focus is to make a difference, and we do — in the health of our patients, our loved ones, and our community.
** Benefits Eligible
** Full-Time Benefit Eligible
** Work Shift
** Night - 12 Hour Shift (United States of America)
** Department
* * 6193 Rapid Response Team The Rapid Response Nurse utilizes the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation) to delegate, coordinate, collaborate and provide safe therapeutic nursing care to at-risk non-critical care patients early in their course and rapidly mobilize appropriate multidisciplinary resources. The Rapid Response Nurse will also respond to the patient in crisis. Once an RRT has been activated, the Rapid Response Nurse, acts as the leader of the multidisciplinary team, to assess the patient, make judgments/decisions, notifies the attending Physician/Intensivist and takes action regarding a wide range of routine and complex patient issues, operating under guidelines of the Rapid Response Team Standardized Procedures.

In addition to assessment and treatment, the Rapid Response Nurse is responsible for documenting the interventions employed and providing a debriefing session for the bedside nursing staff as an educational opportunity

QUALIFICATIONS License /Certification

Required:

CA RN License

BLSACLSNIHSS stroke certification from American Stroke Association within 60 days of hire/transfer.

Kaweah Health approved crisis intervention training within 60 days of hire/transfer.

CCRN from American Association of Critical-Care Nurses within one year of hire/transfer.

Preferred:

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) provider card

PALSEducation  Preferred: BSN, MSN or currently enrolled in RN-BSN program    Experience

Required:

Minimum of two years RN experience in Critical Care.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities  Critical Care clinical knowledge and experience of managing patients in crisis.  Skills in handling emergency and life-threatening situations.  Effective communicator in a multidisciplinary setting.  Teamwork oriented.  Positive, caring and customer service oriented attitude.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES    Essential    The nurse’s practice is guided by the Code of Ethics. Professional Behavior including interactions with co-workers. Displays our values; treats everyone respectfully. Identifies high risk patients and initiates intervention of ancillary department:

Decisions and actions on behalf of patient/residents are determined in an ethical manner.

Maintains patient confidentiality within legal and regulatory parameters.

Acts as a patient advocate and assists patient in developing skills so they can advocate for themselves.

Delivers care in a nonjudgmental and nondiscriminatory manner that preserves patient autonomy, dignity and rights.
Utilizes the nursing process – assessed via direct observation, peer reviews, audits, documentation:

Assessment-successful completion of Physical Assessment validation

Diagnosis Planning Outcome  Identification Implementation Evaluation .
The nurse uses the results of quality of care/performance improvement activities to initiate changes in nursing practice:

Collections clinical data to monitor quality and effectiveness of nursing care.

Identifies aspects of care that are important for quality monitoring and formulates recommendations to improve nursing practice and/or patient outcomes.

Assists in development and implementation of policies, procedures and practice guidelines to improve quality of care and nursing practice.

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