RN Acute-Rapid Response-Methodist West
US-IA-West Des Moines
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Req #: 177843
Type: Part Time Benefits
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Overview:
Rapid Response & ED Nurse - Be the Difference When Seconds Matter
Shift: Part Time| Nights 7pm-7:30am
Part Time | Days 7am-7:30pm
At Methodist West Hospital, every moment counts-and as a Rapid Response & ED Nurse, you'll be at the heart of critical care when patients need it most. This isn't just a job; it's 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 Health's Philosophy of Nursing, and our Professional Nurse Practice Model.
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.
License(s)/Certification(s):
* Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa
* TNCC
* ACLS
Experience:
* Minimum of six months acute RN experience.
* All newly licensed RNs or RNs with less than six months of acute RN experience and who are interested in this department or any other Acute RN role within UnityPoint Health - Des Moines, are encouraged and required to participate in the RN Residency program. For more information about the program, please go to: Nursing Residency | Des Moines Area Hospitals
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.
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