KTS Critical Care RN - MOBILE IC

Kettering Health•Kettering, OH

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The critical care RN functions as part of a team to provide direct patient care in a mobile intensive care setting, with the assistance of other allied health professionals. They transport patients to a higher-level facility and provide advanced care to the most critical. This nursing role offers many unique opportunities for the ideal candidate, including: 1:1 patient ratio, progressive standing orders and medical scope of practice, and utilization of specialized equipment including Ventricular Assist Device, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP), ECMO, and transport ventilators. Plays an integral part in the regional Surgical Emergency Response Team (SERT), providing advanced surgical, stabilization, and transport capabilities for patients in the pre-hospital setting. This position offers opportunity for a two-week rotating schedule or a set three day per week schedule. Shifts are 12 hours in length and based out of our facility in Dayton, Ohio. The position also includes regular assigned shift duties, maintaining cleaning standards of station(s), vehicle(s), and equipment, completing detailed patient and operational reporting, participating in continuing education and skill competency programs, and acting as a preceptor and/or participating in orientation of new employees to cultivate culture and skillsets.

Requirements

Current Ohio Nursing license
CPR, ACLS and PALS certification
Associates degree from accredited school of nursing
Recent nursing experience in an Emergency Department or Critical Care (ICU) setting
Bachelor’s degree required within 5 years of employment

Nice To Haves

Pre-hospital certification and experience as an EMT or Paramedic
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) and/or Critical Care Register Nurse (CCRN)

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care in a mobile intensive care setting.
Transport patients to a higher-level facility.
Provide advanced care to the most critical patients.
Utilize specialized equipment including Ventricular Assist Device, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP), ECMO, and transport ventilators.
Play an integral part in the regional Surgical Emergency Response Team (SERT).
Perform regular assigned shift duties.
Maintain cleaning standards of station(s), vehicle(s), and equipment.
Complete detailed patient and operational reporting.
Participate in continuing education and skill competency programs.
Act as a preceptor and/or participate in orientation of new employees.