Registered Nurse (RN) Rapid Response

Company: HCA
Location: Conroe
Posted on: May 9, 2022

Job Description:

Description
SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)
SCHEDULE: Full-time

Do you want to be a part of a family and not just another employee? Are you looking for a work environment where diversity and inclusion thrive? Submit your application today and find out what it truly means to be a part of a team.

We value your contributions. Our employee recognition programs encourage our teams to raise the bar. We are currently seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our family. Come be a part of the change!

We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and student loan repayment program. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.

HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe - Conroe, TX

Registered Nurse (RN) - Rapid Response

HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe is a tertiary acute care 342 bed hospital that has been serving the community for more than 75 years. It provides a 24-hour designated Level II trauma center, Level III neonatal intensive care unit, cardiac care services, women's center, daVinci robotic surgery, neurosciences, pediatric care, rehabilitation therapy, sleep center, radiology, hyperbaric medicine, diagnostic/imaging services, and wound care facility.

HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare, part of the HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division. The division is a comprehensive network of hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, emergency centers and diagnostic imaging facilities in greater Houston, Corpus Christi and South Texas. Facilities include: 17 hospitals, nine ambulatory care centers, 13 off-campus emergency centers, and a regional transfer center.

What you will do in this role:

Rapid Responders are collaborative members of the health care team who deliver nursing and collaborative medical aspects of care to specific populations within the scope of care delineated by the licensing board, and professional standards of care. Rapid Responders collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners and interdisciplinary team members to review the plan of care, intervene when necessary to ensure adequate delivery of quality, cost-effective care and maintain continuity of care through appropriate referral and follow-up.

The responsibilities of the Rapid Responder will include but are NOT limited to the following:

Responds to all RRTs (Rapid Response calls), Code Blue, and Code Neuro.
Communicates daily with each charge nurse to identify high risk patients
Round on all nursing units every two hours to address MEWS scores and address questions and/or concerns of staff.
Assesses all "at risk" patients as identified by MEWS score increases
Monitors surgery schedule and rounds on any "at risk" post op patients
Facilitates debriefings of post codes
Facilitate StaRN learning and serve as resource
Enters RRT data and creates monthly reports using excel, reports data to appropriate committees
Completes 24 hours post RRT/Code Blue follow up and documentation.
Leads and facilitates RRT/Code Blue Committee
Refers patient complaints to appropriate Unit Managers/Directors.
Utilizes chain of command to ensure appropriate action is taken
Facilitates a staff satisfaction feedback system for RRT

Qualifications
What qualifications you will need:

Bachelor's Degree (or in a Bachelor's Program to be completed in 2 years)
Minimum of 2 years professional nursing experience in Intensive Care.
Licensed by the State of Texas as a registered nurse
ACLS, BCLS, NIH Stroke Scale Certification, CNRN or equivalent certification
PALS and CCRN required immediately, required after six months completion in position

HCA Healthcare ranks on Fortune's list of Most Admired Companies for three consecutive years and HCA ranks 63rd on the fortune 500 list. In addition Ethisphere named HCA as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. We want you to join our tradition of excellence. Intrigued? We'd love to hear from you.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. If you are highly qualified you will hear from the Talent Acquisition team. We are actively interviewing so apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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