RN III Transport

This position is safety-sensitive and cannot be filled by a candidate who is a current user of medical marijuana. Flu vaccines are required.

About the role

Provides comprehensive nursing care to critically ill or injured neonates, children, and specifically referred adults. The Transport RN is responsible for accurate assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care in accordance with established protocols while on transport and in the Intensive Care Units or Emergency Room. The Transport RN stabilizes and cares for patients during transport under the direction of designated Arkansas Children's physicians. This position will rotate between Little Rock and Jonesboro on a variable schedule.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates and promotes excellence in the application of the Arkansas Children's Model of Patient and Family-Centered care.
• Evaluates and treats patients prior to and during transport, ensuring patient safety and implementing life support measures as needed.
• Monitors patient's condition, documents nursing care, and reports patient status to clinical staff.
• Performs patient assessments, problem identification, administers IV medications, and implements plan of care.
• Coordinates plan of care with other healthcare team members and initiates action to prevent current or potential risk to patient in an emergency situation.
• Recognizes, reports, responds to, records, and re-evaluates changes in pertinent patient information and conditions in an appropriate time frame.
• Communicates and collaborates through verbal and written reports to assure continuity of care.
• Provides and promotes safe transportation of patient while delivering quality care.
• Complies with safety instructions, maintains inflectional control, secures patient in transport, and loads all required equipment into aircraft.
• Assists in maintaining a safe transport environment by performing second crewmember walks, foreign object damage inspection, assisting pilot in pre-flight checklist, and maintaining a sterile cockpit until instructed by the pilot.
• Promotes performance improvement and activities to improve quality of care.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing (required)
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (recommended)
• 3 years of nursing experience (required)

Certifications

• Basic Certified (NREMT) – National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
• Must obtain National Registry of EMT-Basic within 18 months of hire (NREMT-Basic – NREMT)
• Must obtain Neonatal Pediatric Transport (C-NPT) within 24 months of hire (C-NPT – NCC)
• Must obtain Transport EMT within 18 months of hire (EMT-ADH)
• Neonatal Pediatric Transport (C-NPT) – NCC (recommended)
• Registered Nurse (RN) license – Arkansas or Compact State
• Transport EMT – Basic – Arkansas Department of Health