Registered Nurse - Pediatric Flight Transport

SSM Health; Missouri; On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Payment Options

Upfront Tuition Coverage

Job summary

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in Missouri seeks a Registered Nurse for neonatal/pediatric transport. The role collaborates with high-risk OB teams for maternal transports and supports ground and air transports of critically ill neonates, pediatrics, and mothers, guided by PCGs and clinical assessment.

Responsibilities include equipment management, patient care documentation, and participation in education and process improvement.

Qualifications

• RN license required or eligible by Missouri Board of Nursing.
• Credentialing includes BLS HCP, ALS, NRP, PALS and TNCC/ATCN or TPATC where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes transport and critical care equipment in a competent manner.
• Performs or assists with BLS/ALS skills during patient care including IV/airway management.
• Assesses patient status and plans nursing care; communicates with medical control as needed.
• Maintains thorough patient care documentation per department standards.
• Supports education and process improvement initiatives and team training.

Skills

BLS HCP

ALS

NRP

PALS

NRP Essentials

RN license MO

Compact-state RN

ATCN or TPATC

TNCC

Education

Nursing degree (RN)

Job description

It’s more than a career, it’s a calling

MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Unit/location: Patient Transportation at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital

Schedule: Two 12-hour night shifts per week (either 17:00–05:00 or 19:00–07:00) and one 24-hour shift (07:00–07:00).

Join Our Team and make a difference every day while enjoying competitive pay, great benefits, and a supportive work environment We offer competitive, affordable health insurance and benefits designed to support you and your family

Job Summary:

Functions as an interdisciplinary team member for neonatal/pediatric specialty team transports. Collaborates with high-risk OB specialty RNs for maternal transport. Collaborates to provide exceptional care during ground and air transports of acute or critically ill/injured neonatal, pediatric, and maternal patients; guided by clinical assessment, critical thinking, established patient care guidelines (PCGs) and in-direct medical control. Manages customer service and experience by collaborating with team members for education and process improvement initiatives, patient care documentation, and equipment readiness.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Utilizes transport and critical care equipment in a competent manner.
• Performs or assists with Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) skills during patient care including, but not limited to, initiation of PIV/IO/UVC, managing IV fluids (including blood products), naso/oral/pharyngeal suctioning, insertion of NG/OG tubes, needle thoracotomy, and insertion/maintenance of an endotracheal tube or LMA.
• Assess patient and environmental situation to develop plan of nursing care based on patient status and diagnosis. Monitors patient response and adjusts accordingly and communicates necessary information through medical control.
• Assists and performs daily inventory of equipment on ambulance, aircraft, in storerooms and equipment bags. Assists with care, calibration and maintenance of all equipment.
• Maintains thorough patient care documentation according to the standard outlined by department and ministry policy.
• Achieves and maintains proficient knowledge of transport team Patient Care Guidelines (PCGs).
• Acts as a preceptor and/or participates in orientation of new employees and students as assigned.
• Participates/attends in-house education, outreach education, department process improvement projects. Undertakes and maintains projects to include research and publishing opportunities.
• Maintains awareness of current issues related to transport medicine through participation in professional activities, i.e. national, state legislative-elected or appointed.
• Maintains currency and documentation of prescribed education, certifications and licensures.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• Three years’ registered nurse experience in NICU, PICU or Emergency care

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)
• And
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) – American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• And
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• And
• Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) - American College of Surgeons (ACS)
• Or
• Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course (TPATC) - Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA)
• Or
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

Work Shift:

Variable Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8074000010 Patient Transportation

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay(fees may apply)before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage :we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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