Registered Nurse (Code Response Team)

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (Code Response Team)

• Schedule: Full Time Nights

Description

The Code Response Team Registered Nurse provides individualized, age-specific care for assigned patients across the continuum from admission through discharge. The role includes assessing and analyzing patient data, identifying nursing diagnoses, creating and updating a plan of care, educating patients and families using evidence-based practice, and evaluating care effectiveness. Decisions and actions are carried out ethically while collaborating with the patient, family, and multidisciplinary care team.

Responsibilities

• Assess and record patient status and identify care needs at admission/point of entry

• Organize assessment data to be accurate, complete, and accessible

• Identify problems needing immediate attention

• Validate nursing diagnoses with patient/family and the healthcare team

• Document diagnoses and expected outcomes to support the plan of care

• Initiate and update a Problem List; apply age-specific care principles

• Document that the individualized plan of care was discussed with and agreed upon by patient/family

• Begin discharge planning at admission and coordinate discharge plans with the team and family

• Identify patient teaching needs and provide patient/family education based on evidence-based practice

• Prioritize and organize evidence-based nursing interventions aligned to standards of care

• Document assessments, interventions, and patient responses; review data to keep the plan current

• Reassess nursing actions for effectiveness and document progression toward outcomes

• Identify unmet outcomes and provide direction for continuity of care

• Communicate and collaborate with patients/families and the healthcare team; present relevant patient information at multidisciplinary meetings

• Make appropriate referrals to support continuity of care

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license

• AHA Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Ability to collaborate with others

• Strong analytic abilities

• ADN acceptable with commitment to obtain a BSN within three years of first day of employment in the clinical nurse role

• Emergency Room: ACLS, PALS/ENPC, and TNCC within one year of hire

• Pediatric Emergency Room: Pediatric Advanced Life Support and TNCC within one year of hire

• Non-Invasive Cardiology: ACLS within one year of hire

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events (eligibility based on employment classification)