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Charlotte, NC, United States
Job ID: 13599
Job Family: Nursing
Status: Full Time
Shift: Day
Job Type: Regular
Department Name: 47331020231752-MedCenter Air
Overview
Mobile Medicine Clinical Transport; Full Time; Day and Night shifts available
Job Summary
The Clinical Transport Nurse provides professional nursing care through high-quality assessment, triage / treatment to assess the nature and extent of a patient’s illness / injury and prioritize the needed care. Provides comprehensive nursing care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Patients often are intubated, on ventilators, or have hemodynamic instability.
The Clinical Transport Nurse performs invasive procedures and hemodynamic management of critical patients. Manges ventilator settings, vasopressors, and solves complex clinical challenges. The Clinical Transport Nurse must have strong clinical knowledge and skills necessary to care for patients of all ages with a diverse range of medical needs (neonatal – geriatric) operating specialized medical equipment and utilizing advanced skills.
The Clinical Transport Nurse functions autonomously outside of the hospital environment under standards and protocols approved by the Medical Director as established by the North Carolina Board of Nursing, North Carolina Offices of Emergency Services, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. The Clinical Transport Nurse must be proficient in advanced practice procedures to provide improved patient outcomes. A registered nurse’s practice is guided by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Imperative Statements.
Essential Functions
Physical Requirements
Education, Experience and Certifications
• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.
• Complies with the Clinical Nurse requirements of the professional nurse clinical advancement program. Experience as outlined in the Professional Nurse Clinical Advancement Program.
• Current RN license or temporary license as a registered nurse petitioner in the state in which you work and reside or if declaring a National License Compact (NLC) State as your primary State of residency, meet the licensure requirements in your home state: or for Non-National License Compact states, current RN licensed or temporary License as a Registered Nurse petitioner required in the state where the RN works.
• Minimum of three (3) years clinical nursing experience in the Emergency Department and/or Intensive Care Unit required.
• Demonstrate proficiency in advanced procedures and skills upon completion of orientation and bi-annually.
• EMT certification upon hire or by the end of orientation.
• Paramedic Certification required within one year of completing orientation. Must acquire NC EMT-P, SC EMT-P and National Registry. Must be maintained throughout employment.*
• Completion of an approved trauma certification within one year of hire and must be maintained throughout employment.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP and S.T.A.B.L.E. required upon completion of orientation and must be maintained throughout employment.
• Advanced certification such as a certified flight registered nurse (CFRN), certified transport registered nurse (CTRN), certified emergency nurse (CEN), certified critical care registered (CCRN), or other equivalent as approved required to maintain position according to standards of commission on accreditation of medical transport systems.
• Must maintain annual compliance in education related to specialty area and/or primary base location outside of typical nursing practice.
o Simulation lab
o Mechanical Ventilator Management/Lab
o Certified Emergency Vehicle Operations
o Air Medical Resource Management
o Night Vision Goggle
o Survival Practical
o Sleep Deprivation/Just Culture/Stress Management
o Transport Vehicle Safety Training – ambulance/helicopter/airplane
• Previous transport or pre-hospital experience preferred.
Paramedic certification is required within one year of completing orientation for all new hires. Individuals currently enrolled in BSN or related graduate programs may be granted an extension with nurse manager approval.
Patient Population Served
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.
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