Description
Join Intermountain Health's life-saving medical transport team as a Flight Nurse with a pediatric focus. You'll provide expert care to neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients in dynamic environments.
Responsibilities:
- Assess patients comprehensively, including physical, psychological, and developmental evaluations.
- Plan and implement individualized care plans with critical thinking and input from patients, families, and the care team.
- Deliver and coordinate care, administer medications, and manage resources in fast-paced, mobile settings.
- Evaluate patient outcomes and adjust care plans as needed.
- Uphold the highest standards of nursing practice, safety, and ethics in accordance with CAMTS, CLIA, and Life Flight protocols.
Work Environment:
- Operate in helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, including unpressurized flights up to 10,000 feet.
- Work in ground ambulances and outdoor environments, including extreme weather and rugged terrain.
- Handle enclosed spaces with potential exposure to infectious diseases, noise, vibration, and dehydration risks.
Requirements:
- State-certified Nurse with no restrictions, valid in area of operation.
- Advanced Life Support (ALS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and trauma care.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within 120 days of hire.
- Demonstrated emergency room or critical care experience.
- Obtain CFRN certification within two years of hire.
- Advanced certification in trauma care (e.g., TNATC, ATLS, PHTLS, TNCC) within one year of hire.
- Strong critical thinking and autonomous decision-making abilities.
- Expertise in patient care delivery, safety practices, and compassionate handling of critically ill patients.
- Effective communication and teamwork with diverse healthcare professionals and patient families.
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Five or more years of diverse critical care experience across various ICU specialties.
- Compact nursing license.
- Advanced certification in trauma care.
- Experience in mentoring or training healthcare team members.
- Familiarity with advanced medical technologies and ICU-level care during transport.
Physical Requirements:
- Meet a pre-hire weight of less than 216 lbs.
- Ability to perform strenuous physical tasks, including lifting, bending, and transferring patients and equipment.
- Manual dexterity for operating complex medical equipment and performing life-saving procedures.
- Capability to work in confined spaces, high-stress environments, and extreme conditions.
- Ability to pass annual physical health assessments and maintain stamina for long shifts.
Benefits: Intermountain Health provides a generous benefits package covering programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness.
Salary: $41.20 - $62.17 per hour