Department: Nursing Administration
Shift: Afternoon
Daily Work Times: 5:00pm-5:00am
Scheduled Budgeted Hours: 72
Position Summary:
Registered nurse who functions as the hospital wide SWAT Nurse who responds to patient care units to handle urgent or emergency patient care needs. Provides emergency response as needed based on specific unit needs, patient activity and crisis situations of an intermittent nature.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Responds to medical emergency problems including Code Blue's, Rapid Responses, and Code MTP's. Supports floor staff with concerns regarding patient decline/clinical assessment.
The RN will demonstrate the ability to quickly assess a patient when there has been a change in status and help to monitor and provide intervention for the patient.
Accompanies Critical Care patients when they must be transported within the hospital (ex. MRI, diagnostic tests, IR, ER to ICU)
Qualifications:
Required:
Preferred:
