Flight Nurse

Registered Nurse (Critical Care Transport)Nemours is seeking a Registered Nurse (Critical Care Transport), FULL-TIME, 3 12's- FLEX; DAYS and NIGHTS to join our Nemours Children's Hospital team.Tuition Reimbursement - up to $5,250 Annually Relocation AssistanceLocated in Orlando, Fla., Nemours Children's Hospital is the newest addition to the Nemours integrated healthcare system. Our 100-bed pediatric hospital also features the area's only 24-hour Emergency Department designed just for kids as well as outpatient pediatric clinics including several specialties previously unavailable in the region. A hospital designed by families for families, Nemours Children's Hospital blends the healing power of nature with the latest in healthcare innovation to deliver world-class care to the children of Central Florida and beyond. In keeping with our goal of bringing Nemours care into the communities we serve, we also provide specialty outpatient care in several clinics located throughout the region.Position ResponsibilitiesThe Registered Nurse implements the patient care delivery model for the patient and their family.Clinical JudgmentUtilize policies, procedures, guidelines, and reliable methods to make clinical practice decisions.Independently develop, implement, evaluate, and modify clinical practice matching formal knowledge with critical thinking and nursing skills.Collect and interpret complex patient data with clinical events to make clinical decisions to meet individual patient and family needs.Recognize and respond to the dynamic situation while sorting out extraneous detail and exercises clinical judgment based on an immediate grasp of the whole picture for the patient population of the assigned clinical area.Engage in multidisciplinary collaboration, proactively seek expert consultation, and delegate to other clinicians, as appropriate, while using evidence-based guidelines.Clinical InquiryDemonstrate knowledge seeking behaviors and identify clinical questions. Seek advice, resources, and/or education opportunities to improve patient care.Participate in the research process and implement changes in practice based upon the evidence.Caring PracticesCreate a safe, compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients, family, and Associates.Promote comfort and healing and prevent unnecessary suffering with vigilance, engagement, and responsiveness.Develop professional and trusting relationships that facilitate patient/family coping while maintaining appropriate boundaries.Response to Diversity:Recognize, appreciate, and incorporate differences into the provision of patient and family centered care, including cultural, spiritual, gender/gender identity, lifestyle, race, ethnicity, linguistic, socioeconomic status, age, developmental, and values.Demonstrate effective methods of communication as required to meet the patient and family health care literacy needs.Preserve and protect the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights of patient and families.Acknowledge and adapt to the organizational culture and healthcare environment.Advocacy/ Moral AgencyAdvocate on behalf of patients, families, and Associates while promoting adherence to the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses.Act as resource for patients and families working towards resolution of ethical and moral issues. Initiate ethics consult when appropriate.Serve as a moral agent in identifying and help to resolve ethical and clinical concerns within and outside the clinical setting.CollaborationWork with patients, families, and Associates in a way that respectfully promotes each person's contributions toward developing and achieving optimal patient and family goals across the continuum.Participate in team meetings and discussions regarding patient care and/or practice issues.Involve intra- and inter-professional work with colleagues and community.Participate in nursing/hospital governance, councils, committees, ad hoc teams and/or initiatives to improve clinical practice and patient care outcomes.Systems ThinkingUtilize appropriate resources to plan and provide nursing services that are safe, effective, and financially responsible.Develop, integrate, and apply strategies across the continuum of care that are driven by the unique needs and strengths of the patient and family.Contribute to the development and revision of standards of care policies and procedures.Facilitation of LearningIdentify areas of educational needs and facilitate formal and informal learning for patients, families, Associates, and the community.Assess patients and family's readiness to learn.Utilize patient teaching plans that incorporate evidence based practice and evaluate effectiveness.Seek out a mentor to facilitate individual professional growth.Serve as a mentor, coach, preceptor, based upon unit needs and individual preferences and/or abilities.Position RequirementsASN requiredActive Florida or multi-state RN license, requiredNational certification in area of clinical specialty (preferred)Minimum of three years critical care experience, i.e. ED, ICU, NICU, CICU requiredValid American Heart Association NRPNICU RN experience required - must have minimum 2000 hoursFollowing courses must be completed within 30 days of hireValid American Heart Association BLSValid American Heart Association PALSAmerican Heart Association ACLSFollowing courses must be completed within one year of hireStaff personnel assigned to patient transport responsibilities on the rotor aircraft (Crew members) will comply with and maintain mandatory weight standards established for safe program operationsTNCC (Transport RN) or higher course Advanced Trauma for Nurse (ATCN)-Cardiac StableAir Medical Cres Core Curriculum Course (AMCC)ENPC preferredSTABLEPediatric Fundamental of Critical Care Support (PFCCS)