Critical Care Crisis RN
US-ID-Meridian
careers
Req #: 103992
Type: Full-Time
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Overview: At St. Luke's, our dedicated team of Crisis RNs strive to build a positive, supportive, and inclusive culture that delivers exceptional patient experiences. Are you a nurse who can easily manage emergent situations? And someone who loves mentoring others to help develop their critical thinking skills? Then our Crisis RN role might just be the position you've been searching for! The Crisis Nurse works under our Clinical Support Unit and responds to and leads interventions on the following inpatient calls; Adult Rapid Response Team, Code Blue, Code Stroke, Code STEMI, and Code Sepsis as requested. They collaborate with other specialty areas such as OB and Pediatrics when those patients have critical needs. When skills are not needed for crisis situations, the Crisis RN will round in all units on patients requiring closer monitoring, or those recently transferred out of Critical Care. They will also provide in-time teaching and build relationships throughout the hospital as they make their rounds. They work closely with multiple teams with the goal of providing early intervention to avoid emergency situations. Why a Crisis RN "I love this mentoring aspect of the crisis nurse role. Being a part of the crisis nurse team is the most fun I've had in my 23-year nursing career, and feel blessed to be able to help patients in this way." ~St. Luke's Crisis RN Sign On Bonus Plus Relocation Assistance Available! What you can expect from this role * Full Time Nights (7p-7:30a) * Location: St. Luke's Meridian * Night/Weekend differential pay * Night shift employees accrue additional PTO * Manage all adult inpatient hospital emergencies * Be a mentor and collaborate with team members to help patients before an emergency occurs How we support your development * Degree advancement through tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per calendar year * Certification reimbursement program for achieving certifications/credentials that above and beyond requirements in your role. AND earn extra pay for eligible certifications. * Professional training programs, scholarships and more Everyone has a voice * Join our care council teams and shared governance committees to help improve our processes and quality of care Qualifications * Education: Associate's or Bachelor's Nursing Degree * Experience: 2+ years of RN Critical Care or ED experience required; ICU/ED Charge nurse experience beneficial, as well as previous experience in Tele and/or Med-Surg * Licenses/Certifications: Current RN License in the State of Practice. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification Provider Certified through American Heart Association or American Red Cross Responsibilities: The Crisis Registered Nurse is responsible for responding to all inpatient emergent and urgent situations to evaluate patients and assist physicians with patient care. This role plans, implements, and documents nursing care based on patient's needs. * Responsible for responding to inpatient emergent/urgent patient care situations in all departments, to assist and act as RN team lead as necessary in partnership with bedside RN and charge RN. * Responsible for responding to all inpatient Obstetric Emergency/Stat calls and Boise Emergency Department Pediatric Trauma activations to support and manage any massive transfusion protocol needs. * Responsible for rounding with all inpatient charge RNs to monitor their specific floor's most concerning patients and touch base with each bedside RN to help close any education and patient care resource gaps. * In partnership with the provider and care team, develops, implements, and coordinates individualized plan of care for patients from initial Crisis response though on-going interventions as needed. * Initiates assessment based on the patient's emergent problems or needs based on the Rapid Response Protocol, the SLHS Code Blue and Code Stroke order sets and charting narrators, the physician's medical diagnosis, and input from the multidisciplinary care team as appropriate. * Directs and guides bedside RNs in therapeutic nursing interventions as needed. * Documents care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities. * Advocates for evidence-based practice care standards and supports adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery. * Provides patient centric care in alignment with professional nursing practice model. * When skills not needed for crisis situation Crisis RN will round in all units on patients admitted from the ED or transferred out of Critical Care in last 24 hours and work with the administrative supervisor to provide assistance with other patient care interventions that can be interrupted for emergency calls. Crisis RN also collaborates with floor charge RNs/ANMs and bedside RNs to assist in assessment and monitoring of the most critical patients on each floor per the charge RN/ANM. * Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Qualifications: Required: * Education: Bachelor's or Associate's Nursing Degree * Experience: 2+ years of RN Critical Care or ED experience required; ICU/ED Charge nurse experience beneficial, in addition to previous experience in Tele and/or Med-Surg. * Licenses/Certifications: Current RN licensure from the State of Practice
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