Flight RN

St Joseph Health; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph Health in Brazos Valley (Bryan, TX) seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for flight/transport care. You will perform complex assessments, emergency treatments, and care plans for critically ill patients transported by air or ground, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team.

The role requires a TX RN license, 3+ years in critical care or emergency settings, and certifications like ACLS/PALS. A fast-paced environment with a patient-first mindset awaits.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in nursing required.
• RN license in Texas upon hire.
• EMT TX license required.
• ACLS, PALS, and BLS/CPR certifications required or within defined timelines.
• Minimum 3 years of critical care/emergency flight/transport experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs specialized functions and complex assessments, diagnoses, therapies, and emergency treatment for patients transported by rotor-wing, fixed-wing, or ground transport.
• Maintains knowledge base for flight nursing through meetings, chart reviews, equipment reviews, labs, rotations, and continuing education.
• Communicates effectively with management and internal/external customers.
• Documents assessment, treatment, and stabilization/transport information accurately.
• Ensures proper billing documentation for patient transport.

Skills

Critical thinking

Assessment skills

Patient-centered care

Communication skills

Education

Associate Of Nursing

EMT TX license

ACLS

PALS

BLs/CPR

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.