Clinical Team Leader-Life Flight

Lead Operations and Care Excellence with UnityPoint Health LifeFlight

Join our LifeFlight team as a Clinical Team Leader (Base Lead) and play a vital role in ensuring safe efficient and compassionate care during critical this unique leadership position youll oversee daily operations at assigned base(s) coordinate activities of medical personnel and champion the implementation of LifeFlight standardsall while serving as an active flight crew member.

As part of an interdisciplinary team youll deliver high-quality nursing care within the scope of Iowa practice and LifeFlight protocols collaborating with physicians and healthcare professionals to provide holistic patient-centered care. Your commitment to safety professionalism and service excellence will help us uphold UnityPoint Healths FOCUS values and make a meaningful impact on patients and families.

If youre ready to combine leadership with hands-on clinical expertise in a fast-paced mission-driven environment wed love to have you on our team.

At UnityPoint Health you matter. Were proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Beckers Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities no matter what life stage youre in. Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off parental leave 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

• Dental and health insurance paid holidays short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

• Assesses the needs of patients and families providing appropriate teaching and making the necessary referrals to provide continuity of care.
• Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team.
• Promptly completes documentation to assure an accurate legal record of patients care.
• Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned unit in accordance with established policies procedures and standards of care.
• Utilizes holistic approach (considering biopsychosocial spiritual educational safety and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients and families served in the assigned service area.
• Delegates and provides direction for other healthcare team members within their scope of practice and holds them accountable for their involvement in the plan of care.
• Utilizes critical thinking in developing nursing interventions while maintaining responsibility and accountability for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients.
• Assess and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patients and their families age specific needs culture gender readiness to learn and level of comprehension.
• Consults appropriate resources within the hospital to provide specialized education.
• Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Experience:

• Minimum 3-5 years full-time with high volume Level 1 or Level 2 Trauma Center and/or Intensive Care Unit

License(s)/Certifications(s):

• Current RN licensure in Iowa

• Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification or obtain certification within three (3) months from date of hire.

• TPATC (preferred)

• CFRN (required within 2 years of hire)

• Valid drivers license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.

Other:

• Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.
• Work may require travel to other UPH facilities our bases of operation. May drive a UPH vehicle rental or own vehicle.
• Ability to perform functions of the job in all conditions of the environment including weather extremes noise vibration and aviation (fumes flicker altitude turbulence).