Flight Nurse- PRN - Mercy Fort Smith
On-siteFort Smith, Arkansas, United States
Job Summary
Assess, triage, and treat patients while transporting them under stressful conditions in a helicopter's confined space alongside a Flight Paramedic. Administer medicine and provide advanced life support, utilizing equipment such as cardiac monitors, ventilators, and infusion pumps. Perform pre-hospital duties in various environments, tolerating motion, vibration, and temperature variations while lifting up to 50 pounds and standing for prolonged periods. Requires current RN licensure, three years of ER or critical care experience, and certifications including ACLS, PALS, and ITLS or PHTLS. Must complete additional trauma certifications within six months of service.
Required Qualifications
- Accredited school of nursing completion
- Current RN Licensure in state of practice and compact for other states
- Arkansas EMT license (for Life Line state-licensed bases)
- Three years ER or Critical Care experience
- Current BLS (Basic Life Support)
- Current ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
- Current PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
- ITLS (International Trauma Life Support) or PHTLS (Prehospital Trauma Life Support) (must have or be able to complete within first six months of service)
- ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) or equivalent (must have or be able to complete within first six months of service)
- FP-C (Certified Flight Paramedic) or CCP-C (Critical Care Paramedic) (must have or be able to complete within two years of service)
- Ability to use a Cardiac Monitor
- Ability to use Non-Invasive and invasive BP Monitor
- Ability to use Mechanical Ventilator
- Ability to use C02 monitor
- Ability to use IABP
- Ability to use Impella
- Ability to Intubate
- Ability to use Infusion Pump
- Ability to use computer
- Must pass an annual fitness test completed as part of fit-4-duty program
- Weight of 230 pounds or less in full uniform (flight suit and boots)
- Ability to tolerate stressors of flight including motion, vibration, and temperature variations
- Ability to push, pull, and/or lift 50 pounds on a regular basis
- Ability to grip, reach, bend, kneel, twist, and squat to perform duties
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's of Nursing
- Previous flight paramedic experience
- Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
- Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
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