Registered Nurse (RN) - Flight Nurse - Rotating

VCU Health•Richmond, VA

2d•$39 - $64•Onsite

About The Position

The Flight Nurse III job competently delivers and documents routine patient care along with safely administering prescribed medications; recognizes implications of medications with routine vs. complicated use. This position provides pre-hospital advanced life-support care to helicopter/ground transport patients across the lifespan from initial contact until patient care is relinquished to medical staff. This position also performs duties to provide the highest level of patient care and to maximize patient and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible
Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)
Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification (PALS)
Current Trauma Nursing Course Certification (TNCC) or equivalent
Current Basic Trauma Life Support Certification (BTLS) or Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support Certification (PHLTS) or equivalent
Current RN Licensure in Virginia
AHA BLS HCP Certification
Current ACLS, PALS
Minimum of five (5) years of current experience as a Registered Nurse.
A minimum of (2) years as a Registered Nurse in an intensive care setting and/or previous flight Registered Nurse experience; or Four (4) years of flight Paramedic experience; a minimum of 2,000 hours as a Registered Nurse in an intensive care setting and two (2) years additional Registered Nurse experience
Previous experience in use of specific equipment used for patient care (e.g. monitor, infusion pumps, etc.)
Diploma or Associates Degree from a professional nursing program recognized and/or approved by the corresponding state’s Board of Nursing.
All registered nurses without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or higher) will be required to enroll in an approved RN to BSN program within two years of their start date and to complete the program within five years of their start date unless grandfathered under previous requirements.

Nice To Haves

Achieve and maintain a certification in Nursing CFRN within 2 years
Achieve and maintain a certification in Transport Provider Advanced Transport Course (TPATC)
Achieve and maintain a certification in Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Achieve and maintain VA Office of EMS Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification or higher within 6 months
Experience with language skills appropriate for the setting (i.e. able to interpret flight-related reports, health-related documents, business reports)
Academic healthcare experience
Previous experience in pre-hospital trauma care
Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Nursing from an accredited program
Certification in specialty

Responsibilities

Deliver and document routine patient care.
Safely administer prescribed medications.
Provide pre-hospital advanced life-support care to helicopter/ground transport patients across the lifespan.
Perform duties to provide the highest level of patient care and to maximize patient and customer satisfaction.
Understand TJC and VCUHS standards, policies and procedures.
Understand the LifeEvac Standards of Care and policies.
Document patient care effectively.
Function under direct and indirect medical control in hospital and pre-hospital setting.