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The Flight Nurse provides advanced, specialized critical care to neonatal and pediatric patients during transport via helicopter, fixed-wing aircraft, and ground ambulance. This role works as part of a multidisciplinary transport team to ensure safe, timely, and high-quality patient care during interfacility and emergency transfers.
Working at MLH means carrying the mission forward of caring for our community and impacting the lives of patients in every way through compassion, a deliberate focus on service expectations and a consistent thriving for excellence.
A Brief Overview
Responsible for the nursing care of patients requiring specialized judgment and skill. This judgment and skill is based on knowledge of the natural, behavioral and nursing sciences and humanities as the basis for application of the nursing process in wellness and illness care. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.
What you will do
- 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.
Education/Formal Training Requirements
- Required - Bachelor's Degree Nursing
Work Experience Requirements
- Required - Critical Care 3-5 years
- Preferred - Pediatric and neonatal critical care 3-5 years
Licenses and Certifications Requirements
- Required - Registered Nurse Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Nursing
- Required - BASIC LIFE SUPPORT - American Heart Association
- Required - Class D License with F - 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 - 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
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- 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
Supervision Provided by this Position
- The Registered Nurse directs and delegates all patient care activities on nursing units
Physical Demands
- 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.
