Critical Care Transport RN

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Full (Benefitted Position), Part-Time and Per Diem Positions Available.

Attention all ED, ICU RNs and CCT RNs: If you are feeling exhausted after COVID and a long winter of being told to take care of more and more patients with fewer and fewer resources, critical care transport is just the thing for you. Imagine always having a 1:1 ratio, getting time to actually talk with your patients and getting to work in the fresh air! Add to this, working on our brand new CCL-150 critical care ambulances along with two specially trained CCT-EMTs as your teammates and your mood has just changed forever. It has been a historically rough couple years to be at the bedside. Many of us could use a change of scenery...Welcome to CCT.

Eagle Ambulance is led by critical care nurses and paramedics with decades of real world experience. Patient care drives all of our decisions and our goal is to always achieve the highest possible standards in mobile healthcare.

POSITION SUMMARY:

An Eagle Ambulance Critical Care Transport RN performs critical care nursing in a semi- autonomous mobile care environment. Additionally CCT-RNs are required to provide basic and advanced adult and pediatric life support as needed. Our critical care transport nurses are responsible for providing care to a wide range of patients including critically ill and injured patients during inter-facility transports. Our care is rendered in full compliance with the California Nurse Practice Act under the leadership and training of our Medical and Clinical directors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for:

Full patient assessments

Complete documentation of care

CCT Team Leadership

Rapidly adapting to changing patient care needs

Providing exemplary customer service

Adapting care to delivery protocols and mobile environment

Interacting with treatment teams to develop optimal care approaches

Providing exceptional quality nursing care in the transport environment in accordance with established Eagle CCT program policies, protocols, standing orders, and under the medical control of the sending physician and medical director

Providing patient care within the Registered Nurse scope of practice as defined by the Board of Registered Nursing and per CCT standardized procedure

Performing other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Current unrestricted CA Registered Nurse License

ACLS, PALS, BLS provider status. CEN/CCRN/CFRN/TNCC/ENPC preferred

CA Drivers License.

Minimum 2 years of current critical care experience (i.e., ICU, CCU, PACU, or ER), which includes the following:

Management of the unstable patient

Management of the vented patient

Management of the patient requiring invasive hemodynamic monitoring

Knowledge of professional nursing practice and theory.

Ability to assess, plan, organize, implement and evaluate patient care activities.

Ability to function independently; to prioritize, delegate and utilize critical thinking skills in a variety of patient care situations.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow personnel, patients and their families, hospital staff, the public, and other collaborating agencies.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Frequently: kneeling, stooping, bending, leaning, flexibility, and multiple physical activities performed at the same time (carrying multiple equipment while pushing on pram).

Constantly: hearing/listening, clear speech, simple touching, walking (inside and outside), pushing, pulling, reaching, sitting, driving ambulance, seeing.