Flight Nurse

Rural Metro Fire Department; Forrest City (AR); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to providing top-notch air ambulance services. As a Flight Nurse, you will be an integral part of a professional team committed to ensuring the highest safety standards while delivering critical patient care. Your expertise will be vital in assessing and managing situations involving critically ill or injured patients. With opportunities for ongoing training and certification, this role promises to enhance your skills while making a significant impact in emergency medical services. If you are passionate about patient care and thrive in high-pressure environments, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Emergency or Adult Critical Care as a licensed RN.
• Current RN license and EMT Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assess situations to determine best actions for critical care.
• Maintain a safe and clean aircraft environment.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Patient Monitoring

Effective Communication

Emergency Care

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

Tools

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

PALS Certification

NRP Certification

Job description

Flight Nurse – Starting at $28.09+ DOE

IMMEDIATE HIRING! Flight NURSE Opportunity

We’re hiring a Flight Nurse to work with our team of air transportation experts to safely transport patients to and from medical facilities as well as scene call work. Safety, effective and efficient patient care is a key pillar of our services, therefore you’ll work on a quality, professional team that is committed to high safety standards for the crew and our customers.

Responsibilities:

• Flight Nurses will assess each situation to determine the best course of action to support, monitor and treat patients in critical care situations.
• Utilize critical thinking skills to manage the critically ill or injured adult or pediatric patient and support physicians’ orders.
• Take pride in providing a safe, clean, and well-stocked aircraft environment, maintains regular equipment and base checks, and complies with safety standards and briefings.
• Work collaboratively and effectively communicate in a professional manner with air and ground teams, dispatch, flight crews, facilities and partners.
• Share shift change info to transitioning team and follow protocols to maintain accurate company and regulatory documentation and records.
• Nurses are accountable to maintain required certifications and ongoing training required for the position.

Other Responsibilities:

• Committed to being on-time, reliable, professional, and meeting our elevated standards in safety and service.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Three years of experience in an Emergency or Adult Critical Care setting as a licensed RN.
• Current RN license in the states served by the assigned area.
• EMT Certification in state(s) where required.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP required prior to flight status (NRP certification is provided during New Hire Training).
• Trauma Certification where required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior flight experience.
• Instructor certifications in BLS, ACLS, PALS/PEPP, ITLS/PHTLS.

Other Qualifications:

• Advanced Certification (CEN, CCRN, CFRN) required within 24 months from date of hire.

Why Choose Air Evac Lifeteam? As a leader in helicopter air ambulance services, Air Evac Lifeteam is one of Global Medical Response’s (GMR) family of solutions. Our GMR teams deliver compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency and patient relocation services. View the stories on how our employees provide care to the world at www.AtaMomentsNotice.com. Learn how our values are at the core of our services and vital to how we approach care and check out our comprehensive benefit options at GlobalMedicalResponse.com/Careers.

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