Flight Nurse (Part Time) - Hope, AR

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Current, unrestricted registered nurse license in each state required for assignment and patient transport
• •At least three years and a minimum of 4,000 hours of recent critical care experience in an intensive care unit or emergency department relevant to the program's scope of care and patient populations
• •Current American Heart Association BLS and ACLS credentials
• •Current PALS, APLS, or ENPC credential appropriate to the program's pediatric scope of care
• •Current NRP credential when assigned to high-risk obstetric or neonatal patients
• •Current trauma education appropriate to the role and program scope, such as ATCN, TNATC, TPATC, ATLS audit, or an approved equivalent
• •CFRN or CTRN certification must be obtained and maintained within two years of employment in the transport nurse role
• •Successful completion of pre-employment screening, clinical knowledge and skills evaluation, orientation, and competency validation
• •Valid driver's license and ability to meet company vehicle-operation requirements when driving is assigned
• •Advanced assessment, critical thinking, prioritization, and independent decision-making in resource-limited and rapidly changing environments
• •Competence in critical care pharmacology, airway and ventilator management, hemodynamics, shock and resuscitation, trauma, neurologic and obstetric emergencies, and age-specific care within the program's scope
• •Ability to communicate concisely by radio, telephone, electronic systems, and in person; provide structured handoffs; and resolve conflict professionally
• •Ability to organize competing priorities, maintain situational awareness, and work effectively as part of a two-clinician transport team
• •Basic computer proficiency and ability to use electronic patient care, communication, inventory, and learning-management systems
• •Safely perform essential functions in confined aircraft and ambulance spaces and in hospital, scene, ramp, and outdoor environments
• •Regularly stand, walk, sit, reach, bend, kneel, stoop, climb aircraft steps, work in awkward positions, and push or pull loaded stretchers and equipment
• •Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds independently and assist with heavier patients and equipment using team-lift techniques and available mechanical aids
• •Possess sufficient vision, hearing, speech, manual dexterity, and depth and color perception to assess patients, operate equipment, communicate in high-noise environments, and complete documentation
• •Tolerate vibration, turbulence, motion, altitude-related pressure changes, temperature extremes, weather exposure, noise, limited lighting, and required protective and aviation safety equipment
• •Work rotating or extended shifts, nights, weekends, holidays, call periods, travel, and mission-related overtime while complying with fatigue and fitness-for-duty requirements
• •Work around blood and body fluids, infectious disease, hazardous materials, medications, and oxygen systems while following required safety controls

Desired Qualifications

• •Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• •CFRN or CTRN certification at hire; additional credentials such as CCRN, CEN, CPEN, or C-NPT consistent with assigned patient populations
• •Previous critical care transport, flight nursing, EMS, or prehospital experience
• •Experience in a Level I or II trauma center, tertiary referral center, or comparable high-acuity setting