Critical Care Transport RN - Save Lives in Transit

Westmed Ambulance Services; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Westmed Ambulance Service in San Leandro, CA is seeking a Critical Care Transport Registered Nurse to manage the most critically ill or unstable patients (adult and pediatric) in high-stress transport environments. You will lead and collaborate with EMTs and Paramedics across diverse healthcare settings.

The role requires providing advanced nursing care during transport, administering medications, monitoring vitals, and ensuring safe patient handoffs to hospital teams.

Responsibilities

• Assessing patients quickly upon arrival
• Heart monitor, ventilator, invasive monitoring, infusion pumps, recording, and evaluating vital signs
• Transporting the patient quickly and safely to a hospital or long-term care facility
• Preparing patients for the receiving facility
• Administering medications
• Infusing blood products
• Monitoring patients for reactions to medication
• Responding to changes in the patient’s condition
• Collaborating and communicating with other members of the transport care team
• Acting as an advocate for the patient
• Communicating with the hospital staff and medical team about the patient being transported
• Performing procedures as ordered and needed
• Consistently follows evidence based practice bundles and nursing standards/procedures to provide nursing care that eliminates preventable events of patient harm and promotes excellent patient outcomes

Job description

Westmed Ambulance Service in San Leandro, CA is seeking a Critical Care Transport Registered Nurse to manage the most critically ill or unstable patients (adult and pediatric) in high-stress transport environments. You will lead and collaborate with EMTs and Paramedics across diverse healthcare settings.

The role requires providing advanced nursing care during transport, administering medications, monitoring vitals, and ensuring safe patient handoffs to hospital teams.