Job Description
Mission Health in Asheville, NC is seeking a Registered Nurse for our Rapid Response team. In this critical role, you'll respond to patient deterioration on acute care units, perform rapid assessments, initiate evidence-based interventions, and collaborate with physicians and bedside teams. You will stabilize patients, coordinate safe transfers, support code blue events, and mentor staff in early recognition of clinical decline. Mission Health offers advanced technology, strong teamwork, and growth opportunities within a large, patient-centered health system.
Responsibilities
- Respond promptly to rapid response and code blue activations across inpatient units.
- Perform rapid, focused assessments to identify patient deterioration and initiate evidence-based interventions.
- Stabilize patients and coordinate safe transfer to higher levels of care when indicated.
- Collaborate closely with physicians, bedside nurses, respiratory therapists, and other clinicians.
- Use advanced monitoring and clinical judgment to recognize early signs of decline.
- Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately in the EMR.
- Educate and mentor bedside staff on early warning signs, escalation pathways, and response protocols.
- Participate in debriefs, quality improvement initiatives, and protocol refinement to enhance patient outcomes.
- Ensure adherence to hospital policies, safety standards, and infection prevention practices.
- Work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as needed for 24/7 coverage.
Required Skills
- Acute care nursing
- Rapid patient assessment
- Critical care skills
- Code blue response
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)
- Ventilator management basics
- Hemodynamic monitoring basics
- Medication administration and titration
- Electronic medical record (EMR) documentation
- Interdisciplinary team collaboration
