Flight RN

CommonSpirit Health; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health's St. Joseph Health in Bryan, TX seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide high-quality, patient-centered care across flight/ground transport and critical care settings.

You will work with an interdisciplinary team to perform assessments, procedures, and coordinated patient care, with emphasis on rapid decision-making and communication.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in nursing.
• Minimum of three (3) years of current critical care/emergency experience (flight or transport).
• RN license in TX upon hire.
• EMT license in TX upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) within 14 days.
• ACLS within 6 months.
• PALS within 6 months.
• Prehospital Trauma Life Support within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Performs specialized assessments, diagnoses, therapies and emergency treatment for patients transported by rotor-wing, fixed-wing or ground.
• Maintains knowledge for flight nursing through meetings, reviews, labs, rotations and continuing education.
• Maintains and facilitates effective communication between management, internal and external customers.
• Documents accurate assessment and treatment data during stabilization and transport.
• Documents billing information for patient transport.

Skills

Flight nursing

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Critical thinking

Assessment skills

Education

Associate of Nursing

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Performs a wide range of specialized functions and complex assessments, diagnoses, therapies and emergency treatment of patients transported by rotor-wing and/or fixed wing and/or ground.


• Maintains knowledge base for flight nursing role by attending mandatory meetings, chart reviews, equipment reviews, skill labs, clinical rotations, and continuing education sessions related to the care and transport of critically ill and/or injured patients.


• Maintains and facilitates effective and timely communication between management, internal and external customers.


• Documents appropriate and accurate information for assessment and treatment during stabilization and transport.


• Documents accurate and complete billing information of patient transport.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate Of Nursing


• Minimum of three (3) years of current critical care/emergency experience Flight or transport


• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire


• Emergency Medical Technician: TX, upon hire


• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days


• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months


• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 6 - months


• Prehospital Trauma Life Support, within 6 - months

Where You'll Work

St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley since 1936 (Bryan/College Station, Navasota, Caldwell, Madisonville (TX)). St. Joseph has a Level III Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley.

St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. As an integrated healthcare system St. Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians specialists and advanced practice clinicians. The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring Primary Care, Express Clinics and Imaging and Diagnostic Services.