Transport III

Arkansas Children's Hospital • Jonesboro, AR

13d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Full Time Transport III role in Jonesboro. The role involves providing safe and effective patient care, addressing age-specific variations, and communicating care plans effectively with team members. The Transport III will coordinate and prioritize care, support patient safety initiatives, and maintain infection control. They will also assist the Transport RN with patient information and condition changes, maintain transport equipment, and complete educational activities to enhance competency. Participation in benchmarking and identifying best practices are also expected. This is a safety-sensitive position and cannot be filled by a candidate who is a current user of medical marijuana. Arkansas Children's is a tobacco-free workplace, and flu vaccines are required.

Requirements

• Associate Degree or Equivalent Experience
• Respiratory - 3 Years
• Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner (LRCP) - Arkansas State Board
• Must obtain C-NPT within 24 months of hire - C-NPT - NCC
• Must obtain NREMT-Basic within 18 months of hire - NREMT-Basic-NREMT
• Must obtain Transport EMT within 18 months of hire - EMT-ADH
• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians - Basic "EMT" (NREMT-Basic) - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
• Neonatal Pediatric Transport (C-NPT) - NCC
• Transport EMT - Basic - Arkansas Department of Health

Responsibilities

• Provides safe and effective patient care addressing age specific variations related to growth, development,, and cultural needs of the patient.
• Communicates patient care plans effectively with all involved team members.
• Coordinates and prioritizes care with other health care team members and initiates action prior to and during transport based on patient acuity, time limitations, and consultation with physician to prevent current or potential risk to a patient in an emergency situation.
• Supports patient safety initiatives and maintains infection control and an environment that is conducive to patient safety care while on transport.
• Assists Transport RN with recognition, reporting, recording, and re-evaluating changes in pertinent patient information or condition.
• Maintains all transport equipment in a state of readiness by checking all equipment at the beginning of each shift, noting any discrepancy and contacting appropriate personnel to ensure equipment is evaluated and/or repaired.
• Completes educational activities to maintain and increase competency for self and recommends education resources and learning activities for staff members.
• Participates in formal benchmarking activities; and references literature and list-serves to identify best practices that may be applicable to the clinical program.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree