NeoPeds Transport Nurse 90%, (University Campus)

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Emergency Medicine, Transport Services, is seeking a part-time (90%) Staff Nurse for the NeoPeds Transport program. Working in collaboration with AirCare, the program provides emergency and critical care to referring hospitals through rotor-wing and ground ambulance transfers. The team transports critically ill neonates and pediatric patients up to age 8.99, excluding trauma and burn patients, using helicopters and specialty transport ground vehicles. The nurse also provides leadership to nursing team members to maintain patient care standards. The position involves assessing and caring for patients during transport, managing airways and ventilation, administering medications, monitoring and treating cardiac conditions, and performing or assisting with vascular access and other advanced procedures. The nurse checks and restocks equipment, maintains a safe working environment in accordance with FAA regulations and AirCare/NeoPeds protocols, communicates patient status and changes, reports unusual incidents, and performs related clerical and other assigned duties. The position is 90% time, scheduled for 36 hours per week or 144 hours per four-week scheduling block. It includes rotating 12-hour day, evening, and night shifts, rotating days off, and rotating weekend and holiday assignments. Orientation is scheduled at 100%, and its duration may vary. The role is part of the University of Iowa’s interdisciplinary academic medical center environment, focused on evidence-based, family-centered care, education, and innovation.

Requirements

An associate’s degree in nursing, diploma in nursing, bachelor’s degree in nursing, Professional Master of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader, or master’s degree in nursing (MSN, MA) is required.
At least three years of RN experience in a neonatal ICU, level III nursery, or PICU, or three years of RN pediatric emergency nursing experience within the last six months, is required.
Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members, demonstrated through written and verbal interactions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
General computer skills and competency.
Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by the date of hire.
Certification in Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is required.
Must obtain an applicable specialty certification within two years of hire.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree in nursing or master’s degree in nursing is highly preferred.
Active enrollment in a BSN program is desirable if a bachelor’s degree in nursing has not yet been obtained.
Knowledge of University policies and procedures.
Neonatal pediatric transport experience.

Responsibilities

Respond to requests to transport neonatal and pediatric patients up to age 8.99, excluding trauma and burn patients, by air or ground.
Participate in patient physical assessments and initiate or continue care according to AirCare protocols and Medical Control; perform ongoing assessment and troubleshooting, and communicate patient status, history, and treatment en route and upon arrival.
Monitor and manage airway and ventilation.
Administer medications via oral, rectal, sublingual, nasal, topical, otic, ophthalmic, endotracheal, inhalation, enteral, parenteral, and intraosseous routes.
Provide oxygen therapy and monitoring; perform cardiac monitoring, cardioversion, defibrillation, and transthoracic pacing.
Insert, maintain, and monitor peripheral IVs, IOs, and UVCs, and maintain medicated IVs.
Obtain venous blood and urine samples; assist clinicians with tube thoracostomy; manage and monitor chest tubes and thoracic drainage systems; monitor internal pacemakers; and monitor and access arterial and central venous lines, including hemodynamic monitoring.
Demonstrate and maintain competency in advanced life support measures, including oral intubation, RSI, IO access, needle thoracostomy, UVC, and needle cricothyroidotomy.
Check supplies, equipment, and medications at the beginning of each shift and restock as needed.
Maintain a safe working environment and practice safety for patients, crew, and self in accordance with FAA regulations and AirCare/NeoPeds protocols.
Communicate pertinent changes in patient condition or disposition and report unusual incidents.
Perform related routine clerical tasks and other duties as assigned.
Provide leadership to nursing team members to maintain patient care standards.