Flight Nurse – Base Clinical Lead

IMMEDIATE HIRING! Flight Nurse Base Clinical Lead Opportunity 

The Nurse Lead provides direct patient care and employee medical services in accordance with applicable state EMS protocols and/or medical direction. Additionally, the Nurse Lead will assist with coverage of open nurse support/services as needed with the assigned GMR area. The Nurse Lead will provide direct patient care in accordance with company protocols and/or online medical direction. Assists with the coverage of open shifts as needed in the assigned area.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/DUTIES

Flight Nurse duties

• Provides pre-hospital advanced life support care from initial contact until patient care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility maintaining thorough patient care documentation.

• Knowledgeable in the use and routine malignance of all equipment and supplies used by emergency programs.

• Attends pre-mission briefings and mission debriefing and completes necessary documentation.

• Assists in pre-mission liftoff checklist and pilot assistance when needed, i.e., radio, navigational and visual observation activities.

• Conducts aircraft safety briefings as needed.

• Maintains awareness of current issues related to pre-hospital care through participation in professional activities, i.e., national, state legislative-elected or appointed.

• Complies with safety standards to assure safety of self, medical personnel, patient, and equipment prior to liftoff.

• Functions as a medical flight member

Administrative duties as a medical crew member

• Responsible for the completion and submission of Flight Records

• Responsible for daily Narcotic count

• Maintains competency in knowledge and psychomotor skills by participating in ongoing laboratory and clinical experiences.

• Maintains documentation of required licensure, certifications, continuing education, safety, and advanced procedures in the base files.

• Maintains positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, EMS representatives, hospitals, and the public.

• Participates regularly in departmental activities, projects, and committees.

• Attends and participates in meetings according to established base guidelines.

• Acts as a preceptor and/or participates in orientation of new employees.

• Maintains awareness of current issues related to pre-hospital care through participation in professional activities, i.e., national, state legislative-elected or appointed.

Clinical

• Collaborates with Clinical Practices team, program director, medical director to provide base level QA/QI information to flight staff.

• Collaborates with the Clinical Staff Development Specialist, Regional Educator, program directors, medical directors, and Regional Manager of Clinical practices to provide training programs based on QA trends.

• Assists with coordinating outreach education courses along with other base staff.

• Serves in a supportive role to crew members and PD to assure timely completion and reporting of annual OSHA required training (blood borne pathogens, back safety, TB skin testing etc.)

• Provides mentorship/orientation for new employees assigned to the base within the scope of practice.

• Assists as needed and available with the regionally based initial and recurrent training for employees.

• Works with Base staff, Clinical Practice educators, Director of clinical practices and clinical development to determine base educational needs.

• Verifies and reports to clinical practices the completion of required annual skills for each base staff member and maintains records of annual skills in a base file.

• Assists as needed with quarterly competency training to base staff as outlined by the Director of Clinical Practices, Staff Development, and Medical Directors.

• Works with the Program Director to reconcile base narcotic compliance to include ordering, tracking, and returns as directed by the Controlled Substance Specialist

• Works with the Program Director to reconcile Blood transfusion reports to include ordering, tracking, and returns.

Qualifications

Education:

• High school diploma required.

• Must meet the requirements of a Flight Nurse or Flight Paramedic

Skills:

• PHTLS or BTLS, NRP, BCLS, ACLS, and PALS completed prior to flight status.

• CCRN, CFRN and EMT as required by state.

• Must acquire/maintain instructor status in: ACLS, PALS, PHTLS and/or ITLS and BLS

• Ability to read analyze, and interpret health and flight-related journals, hospital reports, and job specific legal documents.

• Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

• Ability to perform mathematical functions.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Experience:

• Must meet the minimum requirements for a Flight Nurse

• One year of full-time employment with the Company is preferred.

• Must have completed full clinical internship.