RN, Rapid Response

Position Highlights:

• Shift Schedule: Nights (7pm - 7:30am), with every 3rd weekend rotation
• Departments: Rapid Response Team
• Location: High Point Medical Center
  

What We Offer:

• Generous PTO: Accrue up to 200 hours/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
• Day 1 Health Insurance Coverage: Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work!
• Wellness Incentives: Take advantage of up to $1,350 in wellness incentives through our LiveWELL program, prioritizing your well-being.
• Education Reimbursement: We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor’s degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.
• Looking to get certified? We cover the costs of 183 different nursing certifications from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• Parental Benefits: We understand the importance of family, providing six weeks of paid birthing-mother maternity leave and four weeks of paid parental leave.
• Retirement: Secure your future with up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions, ensuring financial peace of mind.
  

• Exemplifies the responsibilities and accountabilities inherent in professional nursing practice.

• Collaborates with the health care team to meet the immediate needs of the patient and evaluate care outcomes through consultation and information sharing.

• Utilizes the nursing process to ensure quality patient care is provided throughout the episode of care. Creates and maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, self, co-workers, and facility. Provides a therapeutic environment for thorough, safe, accurate and timely medication and IV administration including vasoactive drips.

• Consults with provider team as needed when dealing with complicated patients. Communicates vital patient information to providers. Serves as a liaison between the medical and nursing team.

• Assists providers with orders such as x-rays and labs. Ensures proper scheduling and follow up of test results for physicians.

• Assists providers as needed when explaining test results and medications to patients. Serves as a nursing expert of specialized patient care, including direct patient care, assessment, documentation, treatment intervention and patient/family education and support.

• Takes personal responsibility and initiative for performance and for professional growth and development. Provides appropriate patient care in accordance with Age/Developmental Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.

• Coordinates the effective and efficient delivery of patient care and services through application of care management principles. Serves as a role model for effective Code Blue Team response through the coordination of patient resuscitations that foster positive outcomes. Identifies clinical priorities and initiates action to improve patient outcomes. Utilizes broad knowledge base to triage effectively multiple requests for patient assistance.

• Demonstrates ability to function in a professional practice model through active participation in shared governance, promotion of a healthy work environment and acceptance of personal responsibility for professional growth.

• Facilitates timely admission and transfer of all patients.

• Ensures the quality of professional services by demonstrating and maintaining competency through updating knowledge and skills and continuing professional growth.