Base Clinical Lead Nurse

Global Medical Response • Elk City, OK

120d

About The Position

The Nurse Lead provides direct patient care and employee medical services in accordance with applicable state EMS protocols and/or medical direction. Additionally, the Nurse Lead will assist with coverage of open nurse support/services as needed with the assigned GMR area. The Nurse Lead will provide direct patient care in accordance with company protocols and/or online medical direction. Assists with the coverage of open shifts as needed in the assigned area.

Requirements

• High school diploma required.
• Must meet the requirements of a Flight Nurse or Flight Paramedic.
• PHTLS or BTLS, NRP, BCLS, ACLS, and PALS completed prior to flight status.
• CCRN, CFRN and EMT as required by state.
• Must acquire/maintain instructor status in: ACLS, PALS, PHTLS and/or ITLS and BLS.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret health and flight-related journals, hospital reports, and job specific legal documents.
• Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to perform mathematical functions.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Nice To Haves

• One year of full-time employment with the Company is preferred.
• Must have completed full clinical internship.

Responsibilities

• Provides pre-hospital advanced life support care from initial contact until patient care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility maintaining thorough patient care documentation.
• Knowledgeable in the use and routine maintenance of all equipment and supplies used by emergency programs.
• Attends pre-mission briefings and mission debriefing and completes necessary documentation.
• Assists in pre-mission liftoff checklist and pilot assistance when needed, i.e., radio, navigational and visual observation activities.
• Conducts aircraft safety briefings as needed.
• Maintains awareness of current issues related to pre-hospital care through participation in professional activities.
• Complies with safety standards to assure safety of self, medical personnel, patient, and equipment prior to liftoff.
• Responsible for the completion and submission of Flight Records.
• Responsible for daily Narcotic count.
• Maintains competency in knowledge and psychomotor skills by participating in ongoing laboratory and clinical experiences.
• Maintains documentation of required licensure, certifications, continuing education, safety, and advanced procedures in the base files.
• Maintains positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, EMS representatives, hospitals, and the public.
• Participates regularly in departmental activities, projects, and committees.
• Acts as a preceptor and/or participates in orientation of new employees.
• Collaborates with Clinical Practices team, program director, medical director to provide base level QA/QI information to flight staff.
• Assists with coordinating outreach education courses along with other base staff.
• Serves in a supportive role to crew members and PD to assure timely completion and reporting of annual OSHA required training.
• Works with Base staff, Clinical Practice educators, Director of clinical practices and clinical development to determine base educational needs.
• Verifies and reports to clinical practices the completion of required annual skills for each base staff member.
• Assists as needed with quarterly competency training to base staff.
• Works with the Program Director to reconcile base narcotic compliance to include ordering, tracking, and returns.
• Works with the Program Director to reconcile Blood transfusion reports to include ordering, tracking, and returns.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit options available through Global Medical Response.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: High school or GED