Specialty Care Transport Unit Registered Nurse - SCTU RN

DocGo•Berlin Township, NJ

1d•$47 - $52•Onsite

About The Position

The primary responsibility of the Specialty Care Transport Nurse is to provide continued critical care to the patient requiring transportation to another facility. The nurse is responsible for maintaining necessary certifications and knowledge base to provide safe and appropriate treatment to those patients requiring a variety of critical care services.

Requirements

Valid NJ RN License
Minimum of one year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a critical care area required, such as in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care, Cardiac Care, Trauma Unit
Active and current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification with AHA required

Nice To Haves

Valid EMT Certification strongly preferred
TNCC, CERN, CCRN, CTRN preferred

Responsibilities

Provide supervised, directed treatment of common medical diagnose
Participate in continuing education as required by the state where you reside
Adhere to clinical and safety standards, protocols, and performance metrics, and always drive in a safe and responsible manner
Provide care with cultural sensitivity and compassion
Project a professional image and attitude when interacting with clients, the public and fellow employees.
Perform SCT related procedures under Department of Health regulations
Ensure that all ALS equipment is operating properly and the assigned medical bag is fully stocked with no expired medications present.
Perform resuscitation, as necessary.
Perform systematic examination and interview of patient.
Initiate and/or continue therapeutic modalities within a nurse's scope of practice as ordered by a physician through direct or indirect communication
Utilize all equipment and medications necessary on the SCTU, including intra-aortic balloon pumping.
Manage patient's airway, utilize IV pumps, and ventilators and monitoring devices, as necessary for patient care.
Complete all necessary authorizations and the SCTU patient care report
Perform patient lifting and transferring of necessary equipment as transport requires.
Perform other related duties as required.