Minimum Job Requirements
- RN Licensure within the State of Florida or MultiState Enhanced Nursing License Compact (eNLC) maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
- American Heart Association PALS maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
- American Heart Association ACLS maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
- NRP Neonatal Resuscitation Program required within 30 days maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
- American Heart Association BLS maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
- Active and valid State of Florida drivers license with an approved driving record pursuant to our policy and maintained throughout employment
- Completion of FEMA ICS 100 ICS 200 class within 90 days
- Trauma certification TNCC PHTLS ITLS within 6 months
- National Certification CFRNCCRN CNPT within 18 months
- Must maintain a weight limit no greater than 250 lbs. in uniform (flight suit boots) throughout employment
- Must complete competency assessment tool upon 3 months for nonIntensive Care Unit and 6 months for a Critical Care setting of hire date
- Minimum 2000 hours Level II/Level III Neonatal experience required within two years
- Minimum 4 years acute care nursing experience
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- EMT preferred
- Pediatric Nursing in an acute care setting preferred
- Strong problem solving critical thinking and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and strong time management skills.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
- Ability to apply principles of evidencedbased practice analytical thinking and service excellence in practice.
- Able to analyze and interpret data and utilize the information to make judgments regarding patient care.
- Able to take oncall assignments per department and hospital policy.
***Sign On Bonus available to qualified candidates***
Job Summary
Assesses plans implements evaluates and supervises individual patient care on a nursing unit according to unit policies and procedures. Supports and upholds the Patient Bill of Rights. Practices under the supervision of the Manager/Director and functions under the Medical Director of the LifeFlight program.
Job Specific Duties
- Communicates the patients progress critical findings and changes in condition with physician or disciplines involved in the care of the child. Performs & documents discharge planning per policy.
- Completes all nursing assessment of patients. Completes admission history & discharge planning thoroughly and accurately.
- Ensures all admission history includes spiritual needs cultural developmental educational/learning needs and psychosocial needs.
- Delegates nursing care based on knowledge of staff qualifications and competency.
- Performs reassessments as per policy and when there is a change in the plan of care and/or when an intervention is performed.
- Plans implements and documents the plan of care in collaboration with the other disciplines and services to assure safe and efficient care.
- Provides education and documents on patient/family teachings on health related needs (i.e. disease medications treatments pain discharge safety nutrition skin care etc).
- Promotes a safe error free working environment by consistently performing thorough handoffs & infection prevention measures. Assesses all body systems ensures safe effective & efficient care.
- Ensures absence of medication errors avoidance of falls ouchfree procedural pain reduction of pain absence of blood borne infections surgical site infections & secure of endotracheal tubes.
- Provides continuous supervision observation of behavioral health patients and adheres to nonviolent crisis intervention strategies (CPI).