Registered Nurse RN Life Flight

OSF HealthCare • Rock Island, IL

88d • $33 - $51

About The Position

The Life Flight Nurse provides high quality nursing care including assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by Life Flight Medical Director. Provides quality patient care to achieve optimal outcomes along with thorough and high quality documentation of patient care. Self-motivated to actively increase knowledge base and ability to convert that knowledge into quality practice, improving patient outcomes and team dynamics. Utilizes critical thinking skills to assess the nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize care needed for safe transport of the critical patient to the appropriate facility. Must maintain all requirements for flight status to ensure ability to provide care for patients across the life span. Responsible for carrying out and supporting the mission and goals of OSF Life Flight and assuring that safety remains the highest priority throughout the transport continuum.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• 5 years critical care nursing or 2 years pre-hospital critical care transport in addition to 3 years critical care nursing
• CFRN Certification within 2 years of hire
• NRP, TNCC/TNS/TNATC, ITLS/PHTLS within 6 months of hire
• Current RN license(s) for states of practice
• EMS certification/licensure as required by state regulations
• Current certifications in BLS/CPR, ACLS, and PALS
• Employees’ weight shall not exceed 250 pounds in full flight gear.

Nice To Haves

• BSN or Bachelor degree in health-related field
• Pre-hospital Critical Care Transport experience
• Rotor Flight Nurse experience

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality nursing care including assessment, triage, and treatment.
• Utilize standards and guidelines established by Life Flight Medical Director.
• Document patient care thoroughly and with high quality.
• Increase knowledge base and convert knowledge into quality practice.
• Utilize critical thinking skills to assess illness or injury.
• Establish and prioritize care needed for safe transport of critical patients.
• Maintain all requirements for flight status.
• Support the mission and goals of OSF Life Flight.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and market-competitive total rewards package
• Benefits, compensation, recognition and well-being offerings
• Focus on the whole person and engage with their current stage of life and career

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees