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The Rapid Response Nurse assists with critical/high risk patient care needs. They are available for immediate, short-term assistance. This position must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and service appropriate to the age of the patients served in their area.

This position is combination of emergency department and rapid response nurse shifts.

Pay Range:  $28.71 - $48.77/hour

Employment Type:  Full Time, 72 hours every 2 weeks

Schedule:  7:00 pm - 7:30 am, includes 3 out of 6 weekends

24 hours/week as an Emergency Department RN, 12 hours/week as a Rapid Response RN.

Requirements:   Graduate of accredited Registered Nursing Program required, Current Michigan RN License required, Current BLS for the Healthcare Provider required,  ACLS Certification required, 2 years experience in the ED or ICU required, PALS certification or completed within 6 months of hire, TNCC and ENPC Curriculum and Course required within 18 months of hire.

STANDARDS OF CARE Promotes patient safety by maintaining the standards of nursing care and implementing the policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department, including maintaining the patients bill of rights. Achieves job specific initial and ongoing competencies.

• ASSESSMENT/PRIORITIZATION Provides timely, consistent communication in response to request for help, assessing and prioritizing all requests appropriately.

• PLANNING Completes consistent, reliable documentation of patient care that accurately reflects patient condition and compliance with standards of care.

• IMPLEMENTATION Provides short-term care to acutely ill patients throughout the hospital, as well as those being transferred to another facility by performing direct patient care during the initial critical phase (defined as patient acuity or RN workload). Responds to trauma alert and Code Blue in a timely manner.

• PATIENT CARE-EDUCATION/EVALUATION Evaluates patients and significant others educational needs. Performs 1:1 staff teaching/mentoring as needed. Makes appropriate referrals based on assessed needs. Demonstrates the ability to evaluate and document the patients' response to care given. Identifies potential staff performance issues and quality issues and recommends practice/policy changes as needed.

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