Flight Nurse

***Dual credentials/overseas experience, military experience, and infectious disease experience highly desired***

SUMMARY

The AeroMD Flight Nurse provides high quality care including assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by AeroMD's Chief Medical Officer, Medical Directors and Assistant Medical Directors. They assess the nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize the care needed for the safe transport of the critically ill or injured patient to the appropriate facility. They are qualified to provide care for patients across the life span in his/her assigned clinical area; responsible for carrying out the mission and goals of AeroMD assuring that safety remains the highest priority throughout the transport continuum. They maintain their educational standards for themselves and their fellow flight crew through continuing education and grand rounds.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides care from the initial contact until patient care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility; maintains thorough patient care documentation.
• Practices their profession within his/her approved scope of practice as defined by the licensing body regulating each base and AeroMD.
• Provides care to all types of patients to include adult, pediatric, and OB patients with various levels of acuity.
• Maintains competency in knowledge and psychomotor skills by participating in on going laboratory and clinical experiences. Communicates educational needs to AeroMD's Program Director, Clinical Director, Base Manager and/or Chief Flight Nurse and/or Chief Flight Respiratory Practitioner.
• Maintains documentation of required licensure, certifications, continuing education, aviation and safety training, OSHA and HIPAA training, clinical rotations and advanced procedures.
• Attends continuing education programs pertinent to his/her area of practice.
• Knowledgeable in the use and routine maintenance of all equipment and supplies used by AeroMD. Responsible for reporting medical equipment failures and taking initial steps to ensure the repair of equipment as directed. Maintains adequate supplies onboard the aircraft to deliver patient care. Keeps aircraft clean and orderly to ensure rapid response to all transport requests.
• Maintains positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, EMS representatives, hospitals and the public at all times.
• Participates in following-up with the patient and referring institution.
• Participates in planned outreach marketing and education activities.
• Functions as a medical flight crew member.
• Attends pre-mission briefings and mission debriefings and completes any necessary documentation in a timely and professional manor.
• Assists in the pre-mission liftoff checklist and assists the pilot as requested, i.e., radio, navigational and visual observation activities. Complies with the safety standards to assure safety of self, medical personnel, patients and equipment.
• Serves as a flight resource for any specialty personnel when transporting specialty patients by rotor or Fixed-wing aircraft.
• Performs advanced skills and procedures as approved by AeroMD's Chief Medical Officer, Medical Directors and Assistant Medical Directors.
• Serves as a role model, educator and clinical resource.
• Acts as a preceptor and/or participates in orientation of new employees and students as assigned.
• Acts as a liaison and communicates program goals and objectives.
• Participates in continuing and outreach educational programs.
• Conducts aircraft safety briefings as needed for passengers and EMS/Fire/Rescue/LEO.
• Maintains awareness of current issues related to pre-hospital and aeromedical care through participation in professional activities I.e. national, territorial, legislative-elected or appointed.
• Participates regularly in AeroMD's QA/QC activities, projects and committees.
• Participates in Grand Rounds and presents at minimum semiannually.
• Attends and participates in meetings according to established guidelines. • Develops standards and guidelines related to the flight program as assigned.
• Participates in quality improvement activities as assigned.
• Undertakes and maintains projects as assigned (to include research and publishing opportunities).
• Other duties as assigned.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Any other duty or responsibility assigned by the Program Director or Chief Medical Officer.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

The qualifications listed are representative of those required to successfully fulfill the job responsibilities but may be adjusted for specific positions.

REQUIRED

-Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing; ASN or BSN


-Experience: Minimum 3 - 5 years of recent critical care experience. Will consider 3 - 5 years of recent emergency department experience if there is a minimum one-year previous critical care experience.


-Licenses: NCLEX credentialed as a Registered Nurse. Current license to practice Nursing in any US state. Must obtain both Florida and US Virgin Islands licenses upon hire.


-Certificates: Current certifications in BLS/CPR; ACLS and PALS are required. Must obtain CFRN and CCRN within one year of hire.


PREFERRED

-Education: BSN or Bachelor's degree in a Health related field and a degree or diploma as an EMT-Paramedic.


-Experience: Pre-hospital EMS and/or flight experience


-License & Certificates: TNCC/ITLS/PHTLS; NRP, AMLS but will provide during orientation. ATLS, APLS, ALSO, ABLS, CCEMTP, CICP, PNCCT, STABLE, NREMT-P, EMT

COMPETENCIES

Competency in advanced practice skills as defined by the Chief Medical Officer and the Medical Directors and Assistant Medical Directors as well as current medical standards.


SKILLS

Skills as required to practice nursing and critical care as defined by assigned scope of practice and advanced practice skills as defined by the Chief Medical Officer and the Medical Directors and Assistant Medical Directors as well as current medical standards.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.


While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to perform medical procedures and assessments, reach with hands and arms, and speak and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and smell. The employee is required to maintain adequate physical conditioning to be able to perform job duties. Job duties are often performed at high stress levels requiring employee to function effectively and independently while maintaining good working relationships with partners, patients, and customers.


The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.


WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.


While performing duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions; and is frequently exposed to blood-borne pathogens or airborne particles, fumes and gases, electrical and chemical hazards and vibrations/turbulence. Pre-employment and annual physicals will be provided to include appropriate immunizations as required, back screening and a PPD skin test for tuberculosis.


The noise level in the work environment is usually loud, requiring hearing protection while inflight and at a moderate level when in the hospital environment. Preemployment and annual audiograms will be provided to monitor for hearing loss. Noise attenuation devices will be provided to all employees, but it is the employee's responsibility to utilize these devices to prevent hearing loss.

AAP/EEO

AeroMD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at AeroMD are based upon one's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This Equal Employment Opportunity policy governs all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, selection, job assignment, promotions, transfers, compensation, discipline, termination, layoff, access to benefits and training, and all other conditions and privileges of employment.

AeroMD strongly urges the reporting of all instances of discrimination and harassment, and prohibits retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination, harassment, or participates in an investigation of such report. Appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including immediate termination, will be taken against any employee who violates this policy.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.