Nurse RN - Flight - PRN

UF Health • Jacksonville, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Program Manager and Flight Surgeon/Medical Director, the Flight Nurse is accountable for responding to all assigned calls in the most appropriate and efficient manner, providing high standards of patient care while ensuring a safe and hazard free environment. The Flight Nurse contributes to overall patient care in areas of patient assessment, treatment, packaging and transport. This position interacts throughout the facility internally, and with patients and their families externally. In addition, this position interacts with various first response agencies and health-care providers, physicians and hospital personnel externally. As a member of an academic flight program, crew members take an active role in outreach educational initiatives including but not limited to: outreach education to EMS, as well as education and resource performance improvement for Trauma Service Area agencies.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in Nursing
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensed to practice nursing in the State of Florida
• Florida Paramedic License
• BLS from the American Heart Association
• ACLS from the American Heart Association
• PALS from the American Heart Association
• Must have one of the following professional certifications listed at time of hire or transfer: CEN, CCRN, CFRN, CTRN, or TCRN
• Within 6 months of hire or transfer: Advanced Trauma Care Nurse (ATCN) certification or Trauma Nursing Core Course
• Within 6 months of hire or transfer: FEMA ICS 100
• Within 6 months of hire or transfer: FEMA ICS 200
• Within 6 months of hire or transfer: Air Medical Crew Curriculum Certification in accordance with Florida Administrative Code
• Three (3) years Critical Care, Trauma, or ED experience
• Demonstrates teamwork and communicates in a professional manner with all members of the healthcare team.
• Demonstrates the ability to learn and apply computer technologies and procedures that affect patient care delivery.

Nice To Haves

• BSN degree from an accredited school of nursing within three (3) years of hire or transfer into the position (for new hires effective June 14, 2017).
• BSN
• National Registry Paramedic certification
• Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course (TPATC) certification
• CCRN or CEN
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC)
• Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
• Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC)
• Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS)
• Prehospital patient care experience.

Responsibilities

• Responding to all assigned calls in the most appropriate and efficient manner.
• Providing high standards of patient care.
• Ensuring a safe and hazard free environment.
• Contributing to overall patient care in areas of patient assessment, treatment, packaging and transport.
• Interacting with various first response agencies and health-care providers, physicians and hospital personnel externally.
• Taking an active role in outreach educational initiatives including but not limited to: outreach education to EMS, as well as education and resource performance improvement for Trauma Service Area agencies.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree