Clinical Nurse Rapid Response Team

Company: Beaumont Hospitals
Location: Royal Oak
Posted on: June 6, 2021

Job Description:

UNIT DESCRIPTION:

The STAT Nurse, as a member of the Rapid Response Team, demonstrates advanced knowledge and clinical skills while providing care to patients requiring rapid assessment, critical care, or specialized clinical procedures. The STAT Nurse will be an expert clinical resource who works collaboratively with bedside clinical nurses and provides nurse to nurse consultation, expert clinical assessment, knowledge and skills to support the care of patients throughout the hospital:

• Provides rapid assessment, proactive surveillance, intervention, and escalation of care for patients who are experiencing acute clinical deterioration
• Coordinates and facilitates transfer of patients to a higher level of care, as needed
• Maintains expert knowledge in the care of critical patients and specialized procedures
• Mentors and promotes education and development of bedside clinical nurses

General Summary:

The clinical nurse, under the ANA scope of practice utilizes the framework of the nursing process to provide professional nursing care by incorporating patient-family centered care principles. The Clinical Nurse provides quality patient care under the direction of the Nurse Leader according to Beaumont policies and procedures.

Essential Duties:

• Applies the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and discharge needs of patient/family/significant other.
• Applies the Core Concepts of Patient- and Family-Centered Care (PFCC) in practice, and uses this knowledge to personalize care for each patient/family.
• Partners with and utilizes patient/family input and goals in planning plan of care.
• Provides quality care that meets or exceeds the expectations of value (core measures, quality matrix, patient experience, fiscally responsible).
• Recognizes the roles of the interdisciplinary team, patient and family care partners and utilizes them appropriately as resources in planning patient care.
• Delegates appropriate tasks.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and competently performs technical procedures and uses equipment properly.
• Documents in the patient record in a timely, accurate and concise manner. Develops teaching strategies for patient/family; documents education and learning appropriately in health record.
• Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and is responsible for continuing personal education, mentoring peers and educating patients and families.
• Stays up to date with current health system initiatives and incorporates evidence based practice and research into practice. Maintains current knowledge in area of clinical practice.
• Participates in department based activities, staff meetings and committees.
• Demonstrates knowledge, understanding and embraces cultural traditions and lore of community served.

Standard Qualifications:

• ADN or BSN in Nursing required from accredited school.

• If not minimum BSN prepared, nurse with less than one year experience is required to sign an educational contract upon hire. RN must enroll in an accredited BSN program within one year of hire date and complete within the next three years.

• Critical care experience preferred
• Current RN in State of Michigan required
• Active BLS from the American Heart Association required
• Critical Care: ACLS within 6 months of hire/transfer

Keywords: Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak , Clinical Nurse Rapid Response Team, Other , Royal Oak, Michigan