Critical Care Transport Nurse/ CareFlight Air & Mobile Services

About the Role

The Critical Care Transport Nurse functions in a versatile role that demonstrates professionalism and promotes excellence and autonomy in the practice of Nursing. The Critical Care Transport Nurse utilizes the nursing process in conjunction with evidence-based principles to provide safe and rapid transport of critically ill or injured patients by a mobile intensive care unit to a higher-level medical treatment facility. This role provides advanced emergency/critical care during medical transport and may also provide nursing care for patients throughout Premier Health. The position includes public relations and medical education functions.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and rapid transport of critically ill or injured patients via mobile intensive care.
• Deliver advanced emergency and critical care during medical transport.
• Provide nursing care for patients across Premier Health facilities.
• Engage in public relations and medical education activities.

Requirements

• Valid Ohio RN license.
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications at the time of hire.
• Certified EMT-B at the time of hire (or Professional Nursing Certification preferred).
• ITLS or PHTLS certification within 90 days of hire.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program and Advanced Trauma Life Support (audit only) within 1 year of hire.
• CAMTS-approved Nursing certification and Certified EMT-P in the State of Ohio within 2 years of hire.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level of Education Required: Associate's Degree in Nursing.
• Preferred educational qualification: BSN.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of recent active experience in the Emergency Department or Critical Care.
• Pre-Hospital or critical care transport experience preferred.

Special Consideration: If the candidate has a minimum of one year of previous experience with CareFlight Air & Mobile Services as a Paramedic, they must have an additional 4,000 hours of critical care experience as an RN in an ICU or Emergency Department to be eligible to reapply to the program as an RN. This is in lieu of the above required 3 years’ experience.

Schedule

Full-time Nights, 7:00pm-7:30am, 72 hours per pay period.