Area of Interest Nursing FTE Hours per pay period 0.6
Department Emergency Department - West Shift Part Time Days or Nights 7a-730p or 7p-730a rotating weekends and holidays Job ID 177843
Overview Rapid Response & ED Nurse - Be the Difference When Seconds Matter Shift Part Time| Nights 7pm-730am Part Time | Days 7am-730pm At Methodist West Hospital every moment counts-and as a Rapid Response & ED Nurse youll be at the heart of critical care when patients need it most. This isnt just a job its a calling for nurses who thrive in fast-paced environments and want to make an immediate life-saving impact.
Your Role Be the First Line of Defense Respond to medical emergencies and Rapid Response Team activations across the hospital. Prevent Crisis Before It Happens Round on patients at high risk for clinical deterioration ensuring proactive care. Collaborate & Lead Work alongside an interdisciplinary team bringing your expertise and compassion to every decision. Champion Excellence Uphold the ANA Code for Nurses UnityPoint Healths Philosophy of Nursing and our Professional Nurse Practice Model.
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Responsibilities The Rapid Response Nurse serves as a nurse consultant for all patient care areas at Methodist West Hospital 24 hours per day seven days per week. The primary function of this RN is to be the team leader for adult medical emergencies. Proactive purposeful rounding with each unit with a focus on patients of concern i.e. sepsis cardiac and/or high-risk patients. Rounding on each unit every four hours as well as being a resource for nursing team members for high-risk patients. Encourage teaching and collaboration with other team members on units. For example completing tasks such as NG placement Foley Catheter placement IV starts and blood administration together. Serve as a resource in the Emergency Department when not completing every four-hour rounding or responding to Rapid Response or Medical Emergency calls. Attend all daily RESPECT huddles in the Emergency Department and report any significant concerns/ issues with ED Shift Leader for awareness. Provide advice and consultation to all units around nurse sensitive indicators and quality metrics i.e. restraints mobilization CHF Braden Scale hand hygiene.
Qualifications Education Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or IA Board of Nursing approved nursing program. Licenses Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa. Current ACLS certification. Current Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum TNCC and/or Trauma Care After Resuscitation TCAR certification.
Experience 2 years of critical care experience ED or ICU Other Level 3 Medium Work Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.