Registered Nurse (RN) | Critical Care Transport | Pedi-Flite | Le Bonheur Children's Outpatient Center | Jackson

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We strive to be an employer of choice and establish a reputation for being a talent rich organization where Associates can grow their career caring for others. For over a century, we’ve served the health care needs of the people of Memphis and the Mid-South.
 

• →Provides nursing care from the initial contact until patient care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility; maintains thorough patient care documentation.
• →Practices nursing within his/her scope of practice as defined by the states regulating each base.
• →Knowledgeable in use and routine maintenance of all equipment and supplies used by Pedi-Flite. Responsible for reporting medical equipment failures and taking initial steps to ensure repair of equipment as directed. Maintains adequate supplies onboard aircraft and ambulance to deliver patient care. Keeps aircraft clean and orderly to ensure rapid response to all transport requests.
• →Maintains positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, EMS representatives, hospitals and the public.
• →Functions as a medical flight member preforming required briefs, documentation etc.
• →Performs advanced skills and procedures as approved by Pedi-Flite Medical Director(s) which includes ETT tube placement, Ventilators, Nitric administration, etc.
• →Serves as a role model, educator and clinical resource.
• →Participates regularly in Pedi-Flite activities, meetings, education, projects and committees.
• →Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

• Required - Bachelor's Degree Nursing

• Required - Critical Care 3-5 years
• Preferred - Pediatric and neonatal critical care 3-5 years

• Analytical skills necessary to assess complex patient conditions effectively and to develop comprehensive plans of care.
• Synthesizes multiple sources of information to assist in the resolution of human responses to complex problems.
• Skill and proficiency in applying highly technical principles, concepts and techniques, which are central to the nursing profession.
• Other certifications may be required depending on assigned nursing unit

• Required - Registered Nurse Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Nursing
• Required - BASIC LIFE SUPPORT - American Heart Association
• Required - Class D Driver License -Tennessee - Tennessee Motor Vehicle
• Required - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association
• Required - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - American Heart Association
• Required - Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification - American Heart Association
• Required - STABLE - Neonatal - American Association for Respiratory Care
• Required - EMS Driver - Mississippi State Department of Health
• Required - Emergency Medical Technician - National Registry Of Emergency Medical Technicians
• Required - TNCC Trauma Nursing Core Course - Emergency Nurses Association
• Required - Certified Critical Care Nurse (Adult) - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
• Preferred - Registered Nurse Mississippi - Mississippi Board of Nursing
• Preferred - Registered Nurse Arkansas - Arkansas State Board of Nursing
• Preferred - Certified Emergency Nurse - Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing
• Preferred - Certified Pediatric Emergency Nursing - Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing
• Preferred - Neonatal Pediatric Transport (C-NPT) - National Certification Corporation

• The Registered Nurse directs and delegates all patient care activities on nursing units

• The physical activities of this position may include climbing, pushing, standing, hearing, walking, reaching, grasping, kneeling, stooping, and repetitive motion.
• Must have good balance and coordination.
• The physical requirements of this position are: medium work - exerting up to 150 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 50 lbs. of force frequently
• The Associate is required to have close visual acuity including color, depth perception, and field of vision to perform an activity, such as assessing patients, preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; or extensive reading.
• Frequent invasive and non-invasive patient contact.
• Exposure to patient body fluids as well as exposure to hazardous or poisonous materials.
• Ability to react quickly to emergency situations.

Our Associates are passionate about what they do, the service they provide and the patients they serve. We value family, team and a Power of One culture that requires commitment to the highest standards of care and unity.

Boasting one of the South's largest medical centers, Memphis blends a friendly community, a thriving and growing downtown, and a low cost of living. We see each day as a new opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the people in our community.