Transport Nurse

Texas Children's Hospital • Austin, TX

4h • Onsite

About The Position

In this position you will provide quality care, treatment and stabilization of critically ill neonatal, pediatric, maternal, and adult congenital heart patients during fixed wing and short- and long-range ground transport. The Transport Nurse will collaborate with healthcare team members and associated resource personnel to problem solve and implement interventions to maximize patient outcomes. The Transport Nurse is committed to safe operations, premier customer service and excellent clinical practice.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing or associate degree in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement or an associate degree in a related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license or Technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement or must be currently enrolled in a nursing bridge program working toward an MSN. Verified BSN-equivalency or a signed agreement is required.
• RN - Lic-Registered Nurses by the Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact
• BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support by the American Heart Association
• PASSPORT - US Passport/Int'l Doc by the US Department of State or other appropriate documentation allowing international travel (Required within 4 months of hire)
• PALS - Cert-PALS by the American Heart Association (Required within 4 months of hire)
• NRP - Cert-Neonatal Resusci Prog American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association. (Required within 4 months of hire)
• ACLS - Cert-Adv Cardiac LS ACLS by the American Heart Association (Required within 6 months of hire)
• CNPT - Neonatal Pediatric Transport by the National Certification Corporation (Required within 18 months of hire)
• CCRN - Critical Care Registered Nurse by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (Required within 18 months of hire)
• 3 years Critical care experience in a pediatric or neonatal intensive care setting OR 3 years Pediatric Emergency Center experience in a Level 1 trauma center with CPEN certification.

Responsibilities

• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care to critically ill patients including neonates, pediatric and adult patients. Ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills, to autonomously evaluate critically ill patients, and to provide therapeutic intervention, emergency interventions and preparation for transport. Assess for and detect changes in the status of the patient and demonstrate a proactive approach. Provides care and treatment with other health care team members for life support and/or stabilization of critically ill patients. Collaborates with other health care team members to problem solve, implement treatment modalities and interventions to maximize patient outcomes. Provides care within the policies, protocols, guidelines and scope of practice as defined by the State of Texas. Performs advanced skills and procedures as indicated. Maintains complete and accurate records.
• Demonstrates commitment and dedication to patients and families. Keeps the family informed of a patient's condition and plan of care. Serves as a patient/family advocate while caring for the patient and family. Maintains confidentiality concerning patient/family issues.
• Demonstrates commitment to program development and quality initiatives. Communicates effectively and maintains positive interpersonal relationships in working with colleagues, patients, families, outside institutions/agencies and the public. Demonstrates the ability to problem solve and adapt to ongoing change and handle conflict management with a professional supportive attitude. Communicates with medical on-line control regarding patient condition and treatment plan. Represents Texas Children’s as a customer service ambassador. Acts as liaison and participates in outreach marketing and education activities. Participates in quality initiative programs, perform data collection and participates in research activities.
• Ensure smooth safe program operations. Ensures team shift responsibilities are completed: equipment checks, supply and medication inventory. Plans, organizes and positions equipment and supplies for use in emergency conditions. Completes missions initiated within the timeframe of assigned shift with the understanding that completion of these missions may require additional work beyond normal work hours. Ensures 10 hours of rest time prior to reporting for the scheduled shift. Demonstrates knowledge of and adherence to safety procedures/standards to ensure safety of self, patient, medical personnel and equipment. Participates in all debriefings, transport/code and rapid response events.
• Responsible for maintaining professional development of self and others. Maintains clinical competence across all aspects of the Transport Services – KC scope of service including ventilator management/nitric implementation/ECMO/Trauma and skills such as IO. Maintains competence in use of systems: Epic/Teletracking/Computer-Aided Dispatch/EMS charts and other systems as indicated. Consistently participates in education sessions and Quality Council. Assists patients, families, and caregivers in the understanding and participation of the plan of care. Acts as a resource to members of the healthcare team to ensure delivery of quality patient care.

What This Job Offers

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