RN Transport Nurse Specialist (ICUER)

must live 50 miles away

Looking for critical care transport RNs (air or land transport in DC)

Shift: 7a-730p
weekends are the biggest need for this role and it is expected that they will work at least every other weekend.

The Transport Nurse Specialist (TNS) provides safe and therapeutic care during inter-hospital transport of a wide variety of patients from infants through adults. The nurse autonomously conducts the initial and ongoing patient assessment clinical stabilization and provision of diagnostic medical and surgical interventions during transport. The nurse collaborates with other health team members and other individuals to problem solve and implement treatment modalities in an effort to maximize patient outcomes. The TNS supports the mission of GW the Center for Trauma and Critical Care and Emergency Services by establishing and maintaining constructive departmental and inter-organizational relationships.

Education/Qualification
BSN
Minimum of three years critical care experience (ICU and/or Emergency Department) preferred OR two years in a high volume (50K visits/year) tertiary care ICU/Emergency Department OR two years of recent critical care transport experience as a team leader REQUIRED
ACLS BLS TNCC NIHSS required
One advanced nursing certification: CEN CCRN CTRN or CFRN preferred
Current and unrestricted RN licensure in DC - clean with no hits
Successful completion of a comprehensive critical care transport orientation program provided by The George Washington University Hospital
Participation in clinical training didactic education research and continuous quality improvement activities is mandatory; this includes departmental and hospital requirements. TNS training includes regularly scheduled simulation and skill labs where invasive procedures such as endotracheal intubation chest wall decompression escarotomy cricothyroidotomy pericardiocentesis and central line insertion are taught. Other teaching environments such as ED ICU and OR will also be utilized

Skills
Demonstrates expert clinical acumen critical thinking skills and autonomous practice as evidenced by successful completion of selective testing tools in areas of advanced practice nursing. These include but are not limited to the hemodynamically unstable patient critically ill pediatric patient patients with airway or respiratory compromise acute trauma severe sepsis and multisystem organ failure.
Demonstrates an understanding of the indications risks benefits and procedural steps of advanced interventions
Demonstrates problem solving skills and independent decision making in working with peers residents and/or attending physicians within and outside institutional boundaries
Demonstrates positive and constructive communication in stressful situations
Effectively communicates with patients families and other healthcare team members
Demonstrates effective delegation and leadership of the transport team
Provides accurate and objective feedback in a respectful and professional manner
Adapts to multiple and changing priorities
Receives peer feedback in a respectful and professional manner
Demonstrates knowledge dose and efficacy of commonly utilized emergency medications
Demonstrates understanding and compliance with regulatory department hospital and CAMTS requirements.