RN Specialist – Medical Emergency Team

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Job Title

RN Specialist – Medical Emergency Team

Location

Akron

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

Department

Nursing Administration-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Job Code

AK1311

Shift

Nights

Schedule

7:00pm-7:30am

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create the steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.    

Medical Emergency Team (MET) RN Specialists develop, implement and evaluate processes and systems for providing a proactive approach to nursing care and patient management to improve patient outcomes, reduce non-ICU medical emergencies and decrease ICU transfers. This approach will include proactive rounding on the inpatient units, obtaining input from the bedside RNs to identify acute patient issues or problems, communicate the acute changes to providers to plan and implement interventions using a collaborative approach. MET RNs provide emergency response to patients and facilitate care until a patient is stable or transported to a higher level of care in collaboration with the MET team (APP and RT), support the critical response and resuscitation committee (CRRC) with analysis of data, review of clinical cases, and presentation at regular reviews, lead the implementation of process improvements, and support education training for the clinical caregivers based on analysis of identified through the rounding and quality review process. 

A caregiver in this position works nights from 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. including weekend and holiday rotation requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Develop processes and systems for identifying patients requiring critical assessment and intervention. 

• Implement action plans identified through analysis of data and case reviews. 

• Participate as a CRRC member/leader. 

• Perform entry of cases into the quality data review tool, nursing review of events prior to an emergency event or code and presentation of cases to CRRC meetings. 

• Analyze and remain current with evidence-based practice and recommend adoption or standards in collaboration with the team. 

• Ensure compliance with regulatory agencies. 

• Provide education and training for nursing caregivers related to code response roles (i.e. documentation on emergency response form code sheet, operation of the zoll defibrillator and monitor, nursing role in a code or emergency). 

• Collaborate with nursing professional development to provide mock codes and simulation for nursing caregivers. 

• Serve as a resource/support to nursing caregivers, providers, patients, families and other departments. 

• Review patient lists and tools in the electronic medical record to prioritize assessment and intervention for high-risk patients. 

• Round on all inpatient units to discuss patients being followed by MET or those with newly identified clinical issues that could lead to further deterioration. 

• Work with primary nurses on acute patient issues.  

• Provide coaching, education and support in real time in assessment, intervention, planning and evaluation for primary nurses delivering patient care. 

• Address acute issues as they arise and activate full MET/Rapid Response Team when needed. 

• Follow up with primary nurses on acute patient issues, work with the primary team to address issues alongside the primary nurse, and notify the entire MET/Rapid Response team for further evaluation and intervention. 

• Respond to rapid response and code blue calls and provide critical care nursing until the patient is stable or transferred to a higher level of care. 

• Follow-up on rapid response patients that remain on the floor to ensure ongoing stability. 

• Support patients with vascular access (ultrasound guided IV placement) and assist with procedures as able. 

• Clinical integration of BLS/ACLS Physician Training. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross upon hire or within one year of hire for roles that support pediatric patients

• NIHSS certification  

• Two years of nursing practice in a complex critical care environment

• Simulation and orientation with other MET RN Specialists

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)
• National certification in critical care nursing  

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

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