RN - Flight/ Transport - AirCare - Full-Time/ Part-Time
Core
Provide critical/emergency care to sick or injured patients transported by aircraft or other vehicles to UMMC or other designated facilities.
Role type
Flight nurse (transport)
Builds
Patient transport services for inter-facility and scene transports
Domain
Healthcare / Emergency Medicine / Aviation
Required skills
Critical care nursing, patient monitoring, emergency treatment, equipment maintenance, regulatory compliance, disaster response, physical patient handling
Preferred skills
Neonatal resuscitation, ABLS, ASLS, CEN, CCCRN, CFRN, CTRN
Technologies
Helicopters, stretchers, life support equipment, monitoring devices
Responsibilities
Evaluate, plan, administer, and document nursing care for patients during transport; Provide physical and psychological comfort to patients; Precept medical students, residents, and paramedic students; Ensure equipment and supplies are available and functional; Promote a positive image of UMMC by participating in community outreach programs; Ensure regulatory compliance of patient care provided during flight transport; Evaluate, plan, provide, and document care for patients in a disaster, transport, and/or hospital environment.