SCT Nurse

On Time Transport is seeking a highly skilled and experienced SCT Nurse to join our team. As an SCT Nurse, you will be responsible for transporting patients to various appointments, hospitals, schools, and facilities while ensuring their safety and well-being during transportation.

• Transport patients to various destinations while maintaining a safe and responsible driving manner.
• Project a professional image and attitude when interacting with clients, the public, and fellow employees.
• Perform SCT-related procedures under Department of Health regulations.
• Inspect and report any vehicle damage or malfunction.
• Ensure that all ALS equipment is operating properly and the assigned medical bag is fully stocked with no expired medications present.
• Perform resuscitation, as necessary, and immediately advise dispatch of any medical or non-medical emergencies or incidents involving patients and other passengers.
• Be responsible for assigned equipment and inspect all equipment, reporting any malfunctions.
• Perform systematic examination and interview of patients.
• Obtain patient history and necessary medical records for patient transfer.
• Initiate and/or continue therapeutic modalities within a nurse's scope of practice as ordered by a physician through direct or indirect communication.
• Utilize all equipment and medications necessary on the SCTU, including intra-aortic balloon pumping.
• Manage patient's airway, utilize IV pumps, and ventilators and monitoring devices, as necessary for patient care.
• Accompany the patient and maintain care during transport to the hospital.
• Provide verbal report to the receiving healthcare personnel.
• Complete all necessary authorizations and the SCTU patient care report.
• Report all field incidents, accidents, problems, and non-routine situations that have arisen to dispatchers, supervisors, or managers on a daily basis.
• Ensure that minors are left with approved guardians.
• Perform patient lifting and transferring of necessary equipment as transport requires.
• Practice safety at all times when handling patients and ambulance equipment.
• Move patients in a safe manner, particularly when moving up and down stairs.
• Wear a seatbelt at all times when operating company vehicles and require clients to do the same.
• Ensure that restraints are properly secured to the stretcher, and that the stretcher is properly secured to the vehicle.
• Be familiar with safe lifting and moving techniques and be physically/mentally fit for performance of job duties.
• Be familiar with proper use of all vehicle safety equipment (i.e., balloon pumps, IVs, cardiac monitors, fire extinguisher, etc.).
• Be familiar with all company forms related to SCT and their purposes, filling them out properly, and acquiring corresponding signatures.
• Adhere to SCT-nurse dress code and personal appearance policies.
• Have a working knowledge of the company communication systems and communication policies and procedures.
• Be familiar with and comply with rules at major receiving client/facility locations.
• Assume responsibility for cleanliness of vehicle on a daily basis, performing pre-trip and post-trip inspection.
• Make sure that all utilized equipment is replaced at the end of shift, including the replacement of oxygen tanks.
• Remain in close contact with dispatch, updating them on vehicle location and patient information.
• Maintain order on the vehicle.
• Perform other related duties as required.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 150 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 250 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must successfully complete the company's orientation and training. Must submit to and successfully pass State criminal history review, and drug and alcohol testing program. Position requires Logisticare approval as a condition of employment.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Valid NJ RN License and one year of critical care experience.

Position requires the following certifications: HCP CPR, ACLS, and PALS.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Valid NJ RN License. Position requires the following certifications: HCP CPR, ACLS, and PALS. Valid NJ Driver License in good standing, EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) within 6 months of hire.

IMMUNIZATIONS, VACCINATIONS: PPD - 2 Step, other vaccinations required by Facility