Pediatric / Neonatal Transport Nurse - RN - Nights

Carilion Clinic; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Pediatric/Neonatal Transport Nurse to join their dynamic team. This vital role involves providing exceptional nursing care for critically ill infants and children, ensuring their safe transportation and medical management. The ideal candidate will have advanced neonatal skills, strong leadership abilities, and a commitment to patient advocacy. In this innovative environment, you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to enhance healthcare outcomes. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young patients and thrive in a collaborative setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Employer Funded Pension Plan

Flexible Work Arrangements

Remote Work Options

Paid Time Off

Onsite Fitness Studios

Discounts on Childcare

Continued Education and Training

Qualifications

• 3+ years in critical care or emergency settings required.
• Must possess current Virginia nursing license and BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care and leadership in transport for critically ill infants/children.
• Collaborates with healthcare team for quality patient care.

Skills

Advanced Neonatal Skills

Critical Care Nursing

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Patient Advocacy

Education

Graduate of Professional School of Nursing

Tools

Electronic Medical Records

Job description

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Pediatric / Neonatal Transport Nurse - RN - Nights

Employment Status: Full time

Shift: Variable Hours

Requisition Number: 152060

How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare:

Provides professional nursing care for patients in the clinical setting. Provides leadership to nursing staff members, and collaborates with other members of the health care team to assure quality care for the Patients. Promotes, plans, directs, and implements medical management and safe transportation for critically ill/injured infant or child, in consultation with the attending physician. Maintains standards of professional nursing practice.

• Nursing Process: Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates delivery of nursing care in accordance with the medical plan of care, nursing practice standards, nursing care standards, and policy and procedures in order to achieve optimum patient outcomes for patients of all ages.
• Transport: Collaborates with other transport team members to ensure the safety of all transport operations. Provides rapid assessment, emergency measures and transportation for the critically ill/injured infant or child, utilizing the latest technique and state of the art equipment.
• Competence: Acquires and maintains advanced neonatal skills such as intubation, ventilation, insertion of UAC’s, and chest needle aspirations or chest tube insertion. Maintains all required certifications, licenses and continuing education.
• Leadership: Organizes, prioritizes, directs, supervises and evaluates nursing care delivered by various levels of staff both in hospital and on transport. Participates in providing outreach education.
• Communication: Uses an advanced level of communication skills.
• Professional Environment: Actively promotes a safe professional unit and transport environment.
• Patient Advocacy: Functions as patient advocate, protector of patient rights and provider of psychosocial support.
• Performs independently during team downtime in a productive manner. Completes timely communication of progress on team or individual assignments at staff meetings and through email updates. Recognizes non-productive time and changes status to on-call or goes home with PTO if not staffing.
• Assists patient, family and referring facility in completing the electronic satisfaction surveys or provides a paper format of the survey. Assists Outreach Department on transport follow-up during down-time.

What We Require:

Education: Graduate of professional school of nursing required.
Experience: 3 years of Full Time employment in a critical care or emergency department setting required. PICU or NICU preferred.
Licensure/Certifications/Registration:Must possess current Virginia nursing license. BLS required. As of 01/01/19 C-NPT (Certified Neonatal Pediatric Transport) is required within 2 years of hire.
Other Minimum Qualifications: Must have understanding of human growth and development. Successful completion of Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Programs and Advanced Cardiac Life Support prior to coming off orientation and Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course and STABLE within 1 year. Must successfully complete orientation and competency validation yearly for position. Must possess exceptional interpersonal skills and high tolerance to stress. Must be able to fulfill physical requirements of the position. Must be self-motivated.

About Carilion

This is Carilion Clinic ... An organization where innovation happens, collaboration is expected and ideas are valued. A not-for-profit, mission-driven health system built on progress and partnerships. A courageous team that is always learning, never discouraged and forever curious. Headquartered in Roanoke, Va., you will find a robust system of award winning hospitals, Level 1 and 3 trauma centers, Level 3 NICU, Institute of Orthopedics and Neurosciences, multi-specialty physician practices, and The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute. Carilion is where you can make your own path, make new discoveries and, most importantly, make a difference. Here, in a place where the air is clean, people are kind and life is good. Make your tomorrow with us.

Requisition Number: 152060
Employment Status: Full time
Location: Carilion Children’s Hospital
Shift: Variable Hours
Shift Details: 7p-7a, possible 24 hr shifts., weekend requirement
Recruiter: DANA E JOHNSON
Recruiter Phone: [phone]
Recruiter Email: [e-mail]
For more information, contact the HR Service Center at 1-800-599-2537.

What matters to you is important to us—like benefits, rewards, and resources to improve your life. Carilion understands the importance of prioritizing your well-being to help you develop and thrive. When you make your tomorrow with us, we’ll enhance your potential to realize the best in yourself. Below are benefits available to you when you join Carilion:

• Employer Funded Pension Plan, vested after five years (Voluntary 403B)
• Flexible Work Arrangements/Schedules
• Remote Work Options
• Paid Time Off (accrued from day one)
• Onsite fitness studios and discounts to our Carilion Wellness centers
• Access to our health and wellness app, Virgin Pulse
• Discounts on childcare
• Continued education and training

Find more about Carilion Clinic’s benefits by visiting our Total Rewards Page.

Carilion Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer: We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, or veterans status. Carilion Clinic is a drug-free workplace.

Carilion Clinic is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace a diverse workforce and provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates without regard to Race, Color, Religion, Sex, National Origin, Protected Veterans status, Disability, Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity. Carilion is a Drug-Free Workplace. For more information or for individuals with disabilities needing special assistance with our online application process contact Carilion HR Service Center at 800-599-2537, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.