RN Coordinator - Critical Care Transport

RN Coordinator - Critical Care Transport

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Critical Care Transport Registered Nurse (RN) Coordinator, you will coordinate emergency and critical care services for rotor, fixed wing and surface transport. This position provides continuity of care through the intake of patient information relevant to the transport experience, coordination of transport resources based on nursing assessment of patient needs, and arrangement for timely and appropriate disposition of the patient at a receiving facility.

A caregiver in this position will work three 12-hour shifts per week, with self-scheduling options. Shifts may rotate monthly between days from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM and nights from 6:30 PM to 6:30 AM, or the caregiver may work straight nights. Occasional shifts from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM may be needed based on department needs. Weekend and holiday coverage is required every other weekend and every other holiday. There are no on-call requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Coordinate and maintain current status of all Critical Care Transport (CCT) and emergency medical response resources at all times through multiple tracking systems.
• Receive and assess patient information for all patients potentially in need of critical care transport services and formulate a plan for appropriate transport based on meeting the needs of the patient in the timeliest, cost-appropriate, and efficient manner.
• Utilize pre-designated algorithms to provide immediate response of CCT resources when emergent response is indicated.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure pre-transport, intra-transport, and post-transport resources are ready and available to meet the needs of the patient.
• Follow progression of all critical care transports to assure safe and timely disposition.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross within 6 months of hire
• 1 year of ICU or ED nursing experience or 1 year of nursing experience (may be outside of critical care) and 1 year of transfer center experience.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Previous transport experience

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit for long periods of time within a confined space.
• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity of eye hand coordination.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to a normal range.
• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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