Description
The Critical Response Team (CRT) RN role utilizes the nursing process,assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation,to coordinate, delegate, and deliver safe, therapeutic nursing care to patients throughout the hospital. As an emergency responder, this nurse responds alongside the appropriate teams to Rapid Response, Code Blue, Code Stroke, Code Sepsis, Code STEMI, and CRT RN consults, with a primary focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and the delivery of high-quality patient care. In addition, the CRT RN serves as a hospital-wide resource for difficult IV placements and will be trained to place ultrasound-guided IVs.
Responsibilities:
- Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self
- Attends education programs based on identified learning needs
- Uses patient education materials relevant to patient population
- Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers
- Identifies expected patient outcomes
- Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care
- Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care
- Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care
- Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems
- Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan
- Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care
- Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs
- Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues
- Develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations
- Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor
- Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration
- Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities
- Effectively uses communication systems
- Participates in promoting cost-effective care
- Gives feedback to co-workers
- Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment
- Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all
Requirements:
- Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program
- Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification
- One (1) year of nursing experience
Preferred:
- Minimum of 2 years ICU experience
- ACLS
- CCRN (or willing to obtain within 1 year of hire)
- Charge RN experience