RN Clinical Nurse II - Critical Care Transport - Carolina Air Care

UNC Health • Chapel Hill, NC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse II works as a Flight RN on Carolina Air Care’s Critical Care Transport team, providing competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. The nurse coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role involves caring for patients with complex needs during emergency scene responses and interfacility transfers. Carolina Air Care operates helicopters and ground ambulances around the clock across North Carolina and surrounding areas. Rotor-wing crews include one nurse and one paramedic. The position is state-employed, full-time, onsite, and has a rotating schedule. The role reports and is accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director.

Requirements

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
• Current trauma certification or equivalent experience, such as ITLS, TNCC, or PHTLS.
• At least one year of nursing experience.
• At least three years of Critical Care/ICU or ED experience for the Flight RN role.
• If hired after January 6, 2014, enrollment within four years of employment in a bachelor's or master's degree program with a major in Nursing, and completion of that degree within seven years of the employment date.

Nice To Haves

• Five years of Critical Care/ICU or ED experience is preferred.
• Relocation incentive may be available based on distance.

Responsibilities

• Identify personal learning needs, attend relevant education programs, and support patient and family education based on readiness, developmental level, and learning needs.
• Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising plans of care, participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of care, and communicate information to promote continuity of care.
• Provide competent care for patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs; perform point-of-care testing as required; and follow organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
• Organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs, and consult appropriate resources promptly for complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, and discharge-planning risks.
• Develop professional growth goals with assistance, work toward them within agreed timelines, collaborate across departments, participate in unit goals and performance improvement, communicate effectively, promote cost-effective care, and give feedback to coworkers.
• Remain aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting healthcare and promote a safe, clean, and secure environment.
• Assess complex situations, determine care priorities, synthesize assessment data for communication, anticipate discharge needs, and build relationships that support families in advocating for patients and themselves.
• Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update plans of care, use multidisciplinary resources, address cultural and ethnic considerations, and prioritize care tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Read relevant research and clinical literature and bring ideas and questions to staff for consideration.

Benefits

• Full-time benefits through UNC Health.
• RN Commitment Incentive Program.
• Relocation incentive based on distance may be available.
• Eligible employees who currently participate in TSERS or the ORP through another North Carolina agency may continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level