Flight Nurse
2 months ago
Farmington, New Mexico, United States
San Juan Regional Medical Center
Full time
Job SummarySan Juan Regional Medical Center is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Flight Nurse to join our team. As a Flight Nurse, you will be responsible for providing high-quality patient care and transportation services to critically ill or injured patients.
Key Responsibilities- Provide individualized patient care and maintain clinical competency appropriate for the area of practice
- Understand and follow policy and procedure in addition to meeting licensure requirements
- Responsive to current safety and quality initiatives and sustains improvement
- Builds productive interpersonal relationships in every encounter
- Demonstrates teamwork
- Actively participates in the department
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Current licensure by the State Board of Nursing of New Mexico or compact (multi-state) license
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- Must meet the requirements for obtaining and maintaining life support certifications as outlined in the Life Support Certification policy
- Three (3) years minimum critical care experience
- NRP certification within one year
- CFRN within two (2) years if full-time
- Meets flight weight of less than two hundred twenty-five (225) pounds
- Certifications such as CEN, CCRN, CFRN, etc. attained within two (2) years if less than full time.
- EMT Basic, Intermediate, or Paramedic
- Advanced training in trauma, critical care, high risk OB, pediatrics, etc.
- Must be able to see with corrective eyewear and hear clearly with assistance
- Must be able to walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist frequently
- Must be able to lift greater than fifty (50) pounds and push up to three hundred (300) pounds frequently
- Potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids and meets OSHA training requirements