Resource Nurse RN

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Responsible for leading facility wide huddles twice daily during shift change. Coordinate patient flow, staffing assignments, prioritization, and workload in both the Emergency Department and Medical Unit throughout the shift. Provide clinical support during trauma, STEMI, stroke, sepsis, and other high-acuity or emergent events in the Emergency Department and Medical Unit.

Provide clinical support to nursing staff with patient transfers, procedures, IV access, and other skilled nursing needs as appropriate. Coordinate with hospital-based EMS regarding patient care and patient transfer needs. Provide break coverage and supplemental clinical support to the Emergency Department and Medical Unit when patient acuity, staffing, and overall workload safely allow.

Coordinate inpatient admissions and facilitate communication and coordination between the Emergency Department and Medical Unit. Flex between the Emergency Department and Medical Unit based on patient census, acuity, admissions, discharges, observations, staffing, and workload, with priority given to the area of greatest clinical need. Assume direct patient care assignments in either the Emergency Department or Medical Unit when staffing needs or patient acuity require additional nursing support.

Coordinate multiple back-to-back patient transfers and evaluate whether available EMS resources can safely accommodate additional transfers. Notify and coordinate additional EMS resources when needed to safely facilitate patient transfers. Verify that required trauma, STEMI, stroke, and other clinical alerts are activated according to policy and that required documentation and sign-in processes are completed.

Complete shift reports and critical-event reviews, including verification that required alerts, notifications, and follow-up processes were completed. Identify and address clinical or operational issues in real time and notify the Administrator on Call (AOC) or appropriate leader when needed. Complete and distribute shift-change reports and other required communication.

Communicate changes in patient acuity, workload, staffing needs, patient flow, and resource requirements to appropriate leaders and staff. Promote effective communication, collaboration, continuity of care, and safe patient care between the Emergency Department and Medical Unit. Assist with other clinical duties and responsibilities within the scope of practice based on the needs of the Emergency Department and Medical Unit.