Flight Nurse (RN) - Critical Care Transport (FLEX)

The Nemours Foundation•Orlando, FL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Nemours is seeking a full-time, flex-schedule Registered Nurse for Critical Care Transport at Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando, Florida. The role provides professional nursing care to patients and their families, using specialized knowledge, clinical judgment, and nursing skills. The nurse implements the patient care delivery model and performs assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, medication administration, health teaching, and related nursing functions within applicable practice requirements. The schedule is three 12-hour shifts, with both day and night shifts possible. The nurse makes independent clinical decisions, interprets complex patient data, responds to changing patient situations, collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, and uses evidence-based guidance. The role also involves supporting patient and family wellbeing, respecting diversity and confidentiality, advocating for patients, participating in team and governance activities, improving care systems, and facilitating learning for patients, families, colleagues, and the community. Personnel assigned to rotor-aircraft patient transport must meet and maintain the weight standards established for safe program operations.

Requirements

Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required.
Active Florida or multistate RN license required.
At least three years of critical care experience in a setting such as ED, ICU, NICU, or CICU required.
NICU RN experience required, with a minimum of 2,000 hours.
Valid American Heart Association NRP required.
Valid American Heart Association BLS, PALS, and ACLS must be completed within 30 days of hire.
TNCC (Transport RN) or a higher course required.
Advanced Trauma for Nurse (ATCN) required.
Cardiac Stable Air Medical Crew Core Curriculum Course (AMCC) required.
Must comply with and maintain mandatory weight standards established for safe rotor-aircraft program operations when assigned to patient transport.

Nice To Haves

National certification in the area of clinical specialty preferred.
ENPC preferred.
STABLE preferred.
Pediatric Fundamental of Critical Care Support (PFCCS) preferred.

Responsibilities

Implement the patient care delivery model for patients and their families.
Use policies, procedures, guidelines, and reliable methods to make clinical practice decisions.
Independently develop, implement, evaluate, and modify clinical practice using knowledge, critical thinking, and nursing skills.
Collect and interpret complex patient data and clinical events to meet individual patient and family needs.
Recognize and respond to changing situations, using clinical judgment to understand the overall patient picture.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, seek expert consultation, and delegate appropriately while using evidence-based guidelines.
Identify clinical questions, seek advice and learning resources, participate in research, and apply evidence-based practice changes.
Create a safe, compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment; promote comfort and healing and prevent unnecessary suffering.
Build professional, trusting relationships with patients and families while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
Provide patient- and family-centered care that recognizes cultural, spiritual, gender, linguistic, socioeconomic, developmental, and other differences; communicate to meet health-literacy needs.
Protect patient and family confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights.
Advocate for patients, families, and Associates; support ethical practice, help resolve ethical concerns, and initiate ethics consultation when appropriate.
Work with patients, families, and colleagues to develop and achieve care goals across the continuum.
Participate in team discussions, nursing and hospital governance, councils, committees, teams, and initiatives to improve practice and outcomes.
Use resources to plan and provide safe, effective, and financially responsible nursing services.
Develop and apply care strategies responsive to patient and family needs and contribute to standards, policies, and procedures.
Identify learning needs, assess readiness to learn, provide formal and informal education, and evaluate patient teaching.
Seek mentorship for professional growth and serve as a mentor, coach, or preceptor as appropriate.
Meet and maintain mandatory weight standards when assigned to patient transport on rotor aircraft.