Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Organization: Critical Care Transport Job Summary: Are you passionate about providing specialized care to critically ill patients in a dynamic and cutting-edge environment? Join our team at LifeFlight Critical Care Transport, where you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality care to patients in our state-of-the-art ground ambulance. About Our Critical Care Ground Transport Program In August 2019, Vanderbilt LifeFlight expanded its ability to transport critically injured patients from the air to include three new specialized ambulances and personnel for critical care ground ambulance transport. LifeFlight Critical Care Transport Team is fully CAMTS accredited. Our units are fully functional critical care transport units with all the necessary tools for advanced care, including; full monitoring of EKG/ BP/ pulse oximetry/ invasive hemodynamic values, suction, ventilator with CO2 monitoring, defibrillation, ACLS and & other medications. LifeFlight Critical ambulances are equipped with special tracking that allows for real-time location monitoring of our units en route and during transport. Our services are provided 24/7 by an AEMT, a Critical Care Paramedic, and a Critical Care Nurse or Nurse Practitioner. Critical Care Ground specialized ambulances are based at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. On average, we respond within 150 miles of VUMC. In special circumstances, our CCGT Team will travel beyond 150 miles to ensure the patient is transported with the best care. Since COVID-19, one set of patients that will benefit from this mode of transport is those that need Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment. This specialized procedure uses a pump to circulate blood through an artificial lung back into the bloodstream. ECMO acts as an artificial heart and lung for the patient during ECMO therapy. Vanderbilt LifeFlight Critical Care Transport and the Vanderbilt ECMO Teams work together to get your patient the care they need. Whether it is bedside cannulation at your facility or transport to our facility for cannulation. Independently works off assessment skills to activate patient care protocols to deliver patient care within his/her full scope of practice as defined by the state of Tennessee and LifeFlight's scope of practice. Maintains compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. Safety transport patients utilizing Vanderbilt and Unit specific safety, policy and procedure and accreditation standards. Maintains equipment per regulatory and compliance standards. Responsible for effective communication to ensure safe and quality patient care with team, transport and handover.