Flight Nurse

PHI Air Medical • Modesto, CA

1d • $106,963 - $167,050 • Onsite

About The Position

PHI Health is seeking a Flight Nurse to provide specialized care to patients transported by rotor-wing, fixed-wing, and/or ground vehicles. The role performs complex patient assessments, diagnoses, therapies, and emergency treatment; documents clinical and billing information; and communicates with management, customers, and other stakeholders. The nurse participates in public relations and marketing activities and maintains clinical knowledge and competencies through required meetings, chart and equipment reviews, skills labs, clinical rotations, continuing education, and annual recurrent competency requirements.

The position is based in Modesto, California, with a varying schedule. The nurse must maintain an active RN license and other required certifications, comply with local Department of Health Services regulations and scope of practice, and function under the licensure of the program’s Medical Director. The role indirectly reports to the program’s Manager of Clinical Services and the National Director of Clinical Standards.

PHI Health describes itself as a U.S. air ambulance provider with more than 80 bases and more than 22,000 patients transported annually. The company emphasizes safety, efficiency, quality, and service, and provides advanced aircraft technology, rigorous crew protocols and training, and a safety program. Compensation includes a stated base earnings range and quarterly bonus potential, along with other pay and benefits offerings.

Requirements

• Active RN license to practice in the state of employment.
• At least three years of current critical care or emergency experience.
• Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, and one of TNATC, TNCC, ITLS, or PHTLS.
• Obtain CFRN certification within 24 months of hire.
• Successfully complete the PHI Air Medical Group education and orientation program.
• Effective human relations skills for interfacing with personnel at all levels and external customers.
• Meet and maintain the clinical personnel weight restriction for flight under policy; body weight must remain below 235 pounds.
• Basic computer skills for email and electronic charting.
• Ability to communicate verbally, effectively, and clearly in person and by radio.
• Pass a pre-placement physical exam, including a functional capacity exam assessing strength and flexibility and requiring lifting up to 100 pounds, and pass drug screening.

Nice To Haves

• Five years of current critical care or emergency experience preferred.
• Flight or transport experience preferred.
• NRP certification preferred.
• Instructor certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform specialized functions and complex assessments, diagnoses, therapies, and emergency treatment for patients transported by rotor-wing, fixed-wing, and/or ground.
• Document accurate assessment and treatment information during patient stabilization and transport.
• Document complete and accurate billing information for patient transports.
• Maintain and facilitate effective, timely communication with management and internal and external customers.
• Participate in public relations and marketing support activities.
• Maintain role-related knowledge by attending mandatory meetings, chart reviews, equipment reviews, skill labs, clinical rotations, and continuing education sessions related to critically ill and injured patient care and transport.
• Complete all annual recurrent competency requirements.
• Maintain an active paramedic certification and all other certifications required by policy.
• Function clinically under the licensure of the program’s Medical Director.
• Know and follow the regulations and scope of practice of the local Department of Health Services.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus advertised up to $15,000; California candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $7,500, with overtime and double-time wages potentially increasing total bonus value up to $15,000 depending on hours worked.
• Quarterly bonus, with stated first-year and after-first-year bonus terms.
• Shift bonuses and shift incentives.
• Annual Safety Bonus.
• Annual Employee Bonus.
• Competitive pay and benefits package.

What This Job Offers

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