Flight Nurse

PHI - Quality Care Through Quality Jobs • Tucumcari, NM

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About The Position

Join Our Life-Saving Team in Tucumcari, NM today and take advantage of up to a 25% location bonus — this offer won’t last long! We are on the lookout for passionate Flight Nurses to join our elite crew! If you 've ever dreamt of making a real impact and being part of a life-saving mission, now is your chance! As a Flight Clinician with PHI Health, you'll be at the forefront of critical care, providing rapid response and advanced medical assistance to those in need. We need heroes like you to ensure swift and effective medical transport, especially in emergencies. PHI Health is the leading air ambulance provider in the United States, transporting more than 22,000 patients each year from our more than 80 bases across the country, all while offering services and outreach education to local communities and leading healthcare systems.

Requirements

• Must have an active RN license to practice in the state employed.
• Minimum of three years (five years preferred) of current critical care/emergency experience.
• Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, and TNATC, TNCC, ITLS, or PHTLS certifications.
• NRP preferred.
• Instructor certifications preferred.
• CFRN within twenty-four months of hire.
• Flight or transport experience preferred.
• Must successfully complete the PHI Air Medical Group education/orientation program.
• Effective human relations skills required for interfacing with all levels of personnel and external customers.
• Must meet and maintain clinical personnel weight restriction limit for flight according to policy.
• Must possess basic computer skills for e-mail, electronic charting, etc.
• Must maintain body weight below 235 lbs.
• Must be able to pass pre-placement physical exam including functional capacity exam (strength and flexibility assessment, lift up to 100 pounds) and drug screening.

Nice To Haves

• Instructor certifications preferred.
• Flight or transport experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs a wide range of specialized functions and complex assessments, diagnoses, therapies and emergency treatment of patients transported by rotor-wing and/or fixed wing and/or ground.
• Documents appropriate and accurate information for assessment and treatment during stabilization and transport.
• Documents accurate and complete billing information of patient transports.
• Maintains and facilitates effective and timely communication between management, internal and external customers.
• Participates in activities to support PR and marketing efforts.
• Maintains knowledge base for flight nursing role by attending mandatory meetings, chart reviews, equipment reviews, skill labs, clinical rotations, and continuing education sessions related to the care and transport of critically ill and/or injured patients.
• Completes all annual recurrent competency requirements.
• Maintains an active RN license and all certifications required by policy.
• Clinically functions under the direction of the program's Medical Director through medical protocols and procedures and online medical guidance.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Shift bonuses.
• Shift incentives.
• Annual Safety Bonus.
• Annual Employee Bonus.
• Annual continuing education allowance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees