Dept:
Acute Care Units-Swat-Rapid Response
Hours per pay period:
80
Schedule: Evening shift Variable
Position
Summary:
Registered
nurse who functions as the hospital wide Rapid Respond and SWAT Nurse responding to Acute Care Unit requests for urgent or emergent patient care needs. Provides emergency response as needed based on specific unit needs, patient activity and crisis situations of an intermittent nature.
Great opportunity for the next step into a leadership role. PICC line training will be included with this position.
Essential
Functions and Responsibilities:
1.
Responds
to medical emergency problems including Code Blue, Rapid Responses, and Code MTP's. S
upports floor staff concerns regarding patient decline/clinical assessment.
2.
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 patient interventions as required.
3.
Accompanies
Acute Care patients when they must be transported within the hospital (ex. MRI/CT, diagnostic testing, IR, floor to ICU transfers)
4.
Assist
s floor staff with difficult IV starts utilizing ultrasound guided IV placement as needed.
5.
Provides insertion, care and maintenance for patients requiring
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC): inserted into basilic, brachial, or cephalic vein, Examples include, but not limited to the following: PICC, Power PICC®, and Midline Catheters.
6.
Assists with Admission and Discharges from Emergency Department to Acute Care Units to
facilitate patient experience and throughput.
7.
Active
participant in Code Blue Committee including performing audits and action plans required for this committee.
LI-AK1
Required:
of
an
accredited
school
of
nursing
,
holding
a
current
license
to
practice
in the state of Michigan.
certification
certification
(5)
years'
experience
in
C
ritical
C
are/ER
setting
Preferred:
- Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC)
Education/Training
Guided IV
insertion
experience.
certification
certification
