Critical Care Transport Nurse - (Ground & Flight) $25,000 Bonus

Children's National Hospital

6d • $36 - $64 • Onsite

About The Position

The Transport Team Nurse will provide safe and effective inter-hospital transport of a wide variety of pediatric patients. Will be responsible for the initial assessment, stabilization, and provision of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions while on transport. Transports usually take place using a ground ambulance, but may also occur using rotary-wing (helicopter) or fixed-wing air transport. Support Patients Care Services and the Emergency Medicine and Trauma Center (EMTC) by establishing and maintaining constructive departmental and inter-organizational relationships. Ensure optimal use of joint resources through collaboration with the Neonatal Transport Team.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree School of Nursing (Required)
• 3 years Related and progressive nursing experience (Required)
• 3 years Pediatric critical care or pediatric emergency care experience. (Required)
• Clinical expertise, problem-solving, and independent decision making skills.
• Ability to perform accurate medication dosing calculations under time sensitive situations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Maintain skills and proficiency with the use of information technology.
• Maintain excellent physical and mental health with no limitations.
• Must be able to withstand the physical and emotional stresses of transport, including but not limited to altitude change, temperature extreme, vibration, noise, and confined spaces.
• Demonstrates competence in required procedures in accordance with established practice guidelines.
• Demonstrates advanced leadership and management skills.
• Demonstrates cost containment by identifying practices that affect Service Area’s cost effectiveness.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS) (Required)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Registered Nurse in District of Columbia (Required)

Nice To Haves

• BSN (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Anticipates patient needs and secures proper equipment and personnel for transport.
• Assess stable and critically ill neonates/children thoroughly on arrival at referring hospital and throughout transport.
• Anticipates clinical problems associated with patients individual diagnosis, makes appropriate preparations to deal with anticipated or potential problems during transport.
• Assess parent/child’s learning needs at the time of transport and communicate these to admitting nurse.
• Formulate care plan for transport; continuously reassess patient and make appropriate changes to plan based on patient response; Ensure the safe transport of critically ill & convalescing infants between CNMC, community hospital or to an alternate site.
• Provide for the safe transport of patients and team members by adhering to established transport procedures including regular air transport training and certification.
• Communicates with referring hospital and CNMC staff to ensure smooth transition of care and appropriate family involvement.
• Report care giver’s response to transport to receiving staff.
• Document appropriately according to hospital standards.
• Determine the effectiveness of all interventions and make revisions as necessary .
• Individualize problems on care plan, adapting nursing interventions to obtain optimum patient outcome.
• Review the process of back transfer planning for all patients and make appropriate arrangements for transfers.
• As assigned performs call intake and documents clinical information.
• Contacts admitting physician or subspecialists as needed to determine plan of care and disposition per call intake algorithm or Medical Command Officer (MCO) request.
• Consults with MCO to confirm priority, team configuration and mode of transport.
• Communicates and documents the treatment and transports recommendation to the referring hospital.
• Coordinates call dispatch with the MCO and Communication Center.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
• Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
• Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree