Flight Nurse

REACH Medical Holdings • Crescent City, CA

10d • $115,000 - $165,000

About The Position

Global Medical Response is hiring a Flight Nurse in Crescent City, California, to work with air transportation experts transporting patients to and from medical facilities and responding to scene calls. The role focuses on safe, effective, and efficient patient care in critical care situations, as part of a professional team committed to high safety standards for crew and customers.

Flight Nurses assess situations and determine how best to support, monitor, and treat critically ill or injured adult and pediatric patients while supporting physicians’ orders. They help maintain a safe, clean, and well-stocked aircraft, perform regular equipment and base checks, comply with safety standards and briefings, communicate and collaborate with air and ground teams, dispatch, flight crews, facilities, and partners, and maintain accurate company and regulatory documentation. Nurses must maintain required certifications and complete ongoing training.

The position is offered at a starting salary of $115,000–$165,000 DOE. Global Medical Response describes its work as providing compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in emergency and patient relocation services. The company emphasizes its core behaviors: keep care at the center, raise your hand, seek to understand, find a way together, and be accountable.

Requirements

• Three years of experience in an Emergency or Adult Critical Care setting as a licensed RN.
• Current RN license in the states served by the assigned area.
• EMT certification and trauma certification in states where required.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP required before flight status; NRP certification is provided during new-hire training.
• Certified Registered Flight Nurse (CFRN) certification required within 24 months from date of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Prior flight experience.
• Instructor certifications in BLS, ACLS, PALS/PEPP, or ITLS/PHTLS.

Responsibilities

• Assess situations and determine the best course of action to support, monitor, and treat patients in critical care situations.
• Use critical thinking to manage critically ill or injured adult or pediatric patients and support physicians’ orders.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and well-stocked aircraft environment.
• Perform regular equipment and base checks and comply with safety standards and briefings.
• Communicate and collaborate professionally with air and ground teams, dispatch, flight crews, facilities, and partners.
• Share shift-change information with the transitioning team.
• Follow protocols and maintain accurate company and regulatory documentation and records.
• Maintain required certifications and complete ongoing training.
• Be on time, reliable, professional, and meet the company’s standards for safety and service.

Benefits

• The company refers candidates to its careers-site benefits page for information about comprehensive benefit options; specific benefits are not listed in the posting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed