Respond to the RRT within the 20 minutes response time.
Explain to the family the process of the RRT & what they can expect when the team arrives.
Listen to the huddle presentation of the RRT case & assess the need for transfer to a higher level of care.
Advocate for a higher level of care if the patient is medically stable but due to nursing interventions needs a higher level of care or the medical interventions are out of the unit’s scope of practice.
Help facilitate a bed transfer.
Assess the units need for additional staffing/the sending units need to down staff.
Supervisor Code White Responsibilities
Respond to daily test page which occurs at noon.
Respond to all Code Whites.
Maintain crowd control eliminating unnecessary people as needed.
Provide support to family with the Chaplin & Social Worker throughout the code.
Help facilitate bed transfer as needed.
Assist unit with HUSC duties if none available, i.e. Call x-ray, page perfusionist, etc.
Continue to perform the usual duties of the BCH Hospital Supervisor unless the role of recorder is delegated to you by a Critical Care Charge RN.
Maintain the role of narrator during the entire Code White unless it is absolutely necessary to hand this off. If you must hand-off the recorder responsibility, it should be handed-off to a Critical Care RN that is most familiar with the role. If you hand-off the recorder responsibility, you must follow-up after the code to ensure that the “General Responsibilities” listed below have been met.
Ensure all questions are answered accurately & fields are filled-in completely on the code record. Some items may require follow-up with the nursing & medical teams after the code has ended.
Debrief with the staff if possible afterwards using the Care for the Caregiver training.
