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Job Description
Description : Job Summary :
Job Summary :
To provide optimum critical / emergency care to sick or injured patients transported within our facilities or other designated facilities such as tertiary facilities
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat injuries and disease for adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients
Knowledge of agents, equipment, procedures, and techniques for the provision of emergency and critical care nursing for innerfacility and scene transports
Verbal and written communication skills Ability to remain calm in emergency conditions Ability to provide physical and psychological treatment and comfort to patients
Responsibilities
Evaluates, plans, administers, and documents nursing care for patients during transport
Provides physical and psychological comfort to patients Monitors patient condition during transport and adverse reactions to drugs of treatment
Precepts students and residents as needed
Ensures equipment and supplies are available and functional and reports any equipment failures
Acts in a professional manner and promotes a positive image of UMMC by participating in community outreach programs
Ensures regulatory compliance of patient care provided during flight transport Prepares and maintains applicable reports and documentation
Scheduling flexibility to ensure / coverage of the transport team
Participates in quality improvement initiatives related to the program
Maintains clinical and age specific competencies
The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive
Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time
Physical and Environmental Demands
Requires constant exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, constant handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, constant exposure to bio-hazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and / or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, frequent working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, constant travelling to offsite locations, constant activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal / clinical nature, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, frequent lifting and carrying more than pounds, frequent climbing, frequent crawling, frequent crouching / stooping, frequent kneeling, frequent pushing / pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking
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Requirements :
Education & Experience
Two () years experience in emergency and / or critical care RN experience
Certifications, Licenses or Registration required : Valid RN license ACLS (for adult transport) or PALS (for pediatric transport)
BLS ABLS certification and specialty certification such as CEN, CCRN, CFRN preferred
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