Registered Nurse

Job description

Job Summary
Performs patient care and treatment activities aboard a helicopter or fixed wing airplane and demonstrates clinical competencies necessary to perform patient care functions as assigned to this position.
Qualifications
Education
• Required
• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
• Completion of an accredited program of nursing
• Associate's degree in nursing
• Preferred
• Bachelor's degree in nursing
• Master's degree in nursing

Experience:
• Required
• Three (3) or more years of experience in critical or emergency care
• Three (3) or more years of experience in an intensive care unit (ICU) or emergency room (ER)
• Preferred
• Three (3) or more years of air medicine experience

Certification/Licensure:
Required
• Registered Nurse (RN), with Authorization to Practice in the State of Texas
• Required within thirty (30) days of start date
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Required within six (6) months of start date
• Successful completion of MedTrans Corporation New Hire Academy
• Required within one (1) year of start date:
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• Required within two (2) years of start date:
• Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN)
• Completion of Advanced Trauma Transport Course
• Emergency Medical Technician

Preferred
• Completion of Pediatric Transport Course (PCCT)