CCT RN (4082)

Westmed Ambulance Services•San Leandro, CA

3d•$43 - $44•Onsite

About The Position

Westmed Ambulance Service is one of the largest ambulance providers in Northern California. The Operations team is responsible for Emergency and Non-Emergency calls throughout East and South Bay counties of Northern California with deployment centers in Alameda and Santa Clara. Come grow your career with us and learn why we are the quality ambulance service of choice for so many. The Westmed Ambulance Critical Care Transport Registered Nurse is a self-motivated role with the ability to function in a high stress environment. This role will be responsible for the most critically and unstable patients (adult and pediatric) with life threating conditions. The ideal candidate will be both a team leader as well as a team member to work with EMT’s and Paramedic’s in unique healthcare environments.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) license
Experience with critically and unstable patients (adult and pediatric) with life-threatening conditions
Ability to function in a high-stress environment
Team leadership and team member skills

Responsibilities

Assessing patients quickly upon arrival
Heart monitor, ventilator, invasive monitoring, infusion pumps, recording, and evaluating vital signs
Transporting the patient quickly and safely to a hospital or long-term care facility
Preparing patients for the receiving facility
Administering medications
Infusing blood products
Monitoring patients for reactions to medication
Responding to changes in the patient’s condition
Collaborating and communicating with other members of the transport care team
Acting as an advocate for the patient
Communicating with the hospital staff and medical team about the patient being transported
Performing procedures as ordered and needed
Consistently follows evidence based practice bundles and nursing standards/procedures to provide nursing care that eliminates preventable events of patient harm and promotes excellent patient outcomes