AirLife Registered Flight Nurse Pearland
HCA Healthcare, Pearland, TX, United States
As a AirLife Registered Flight Nurse, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.
Job Summary
Responsible for providing high quality critical care including assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by HCA Houston Healthcare AirLife Medical Director(s). The Flight Nurse assesses the nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize the care needed for safe transport of the critical patient to the appropriate facility and is responsible for carrying out the mission and goals of HCA Houston Healthcare AirLife, assuring that safety remains the highest priority throughout the transport continuum.
Responsibilities
Provides nursing care within his/her scope of practice from the initial contact until patient care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility; maintains thorough patient care documentation.
Maintains competency in knowledge and psychomotor skills by participating in ongoing laboratory and clinical experiences. Communicates educational needs to the Clinical Manager, Medical Transport. Maintains documentation of required licensure, certifications, continuing education, aviation and safety training, OSHA and HIPAA training, clinical rotations, and advanced procedures and attends continuing education programs pertinent to his/her area of practice.
Knowledgeable in use and routine maintenance of all equipment and supplies used by HCA Houston Healthcare AirLife. Responsible for reporting medical equipment failures and taking initial steps to ensure repair of equipment as directed. Maintains adequate supplies onboard aircraft to deliver safe patient care. Keeps aircraft clean and orderly to ensure rapid response to all transport requests.
Functions as a medical flight member by attending pre‑mission briefings and mission debriefings and completing necessary documentation. Assists in pre‑mission liftoff checklist and assists pilot as requested, i.e., radio, navigational, and visual observation activities. Complies with safety standards to ensure safety of self, medical personnel, patients, and equipment and conduct aircraft safety briefings as needed.
Participates in patient and referring institution follow‑up and in planned outreach marketing and education activities.
Acts as a preceptor and/or participates in orientation of new employees and students as assigned and communicates program goals and objectives.
Participates regularly in HCA Houston Healthcare AirLife meetings, activities, projects and committees (to include research and publishing opportunities).
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing, BSN preferred.
Minimum three (3) years recent critical care/emergency nursing experience within the last five (5) years or as required by state/local EMS regulations or 1-year of recent critical care/emergency nursing experience with at least five (5) years of recent flight paramedic experience. Every 2 years of flight paramedic experience would equal one year of critical care experience for the paramedic to nursing bridge. Pre‑hospital experience preferred. Previous flight experience preferred.
Current TX RN license(s).
Current certification in Healthcare Provider BLS/CPR; ACLS; PALS. TNCC or ITLS or PHTLS advanced provider required.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Time‑away‑from‑work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling.
Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts.
Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Flight Nurse opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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Job Summary
Responsible for providing high quality critical care including assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by HCA Houston Healthcare AirLife Medical Director(s). The Flight Nurse assesses the nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize the care needed for safe transport of the critical patient to the appropriate facility and is responsible for carrying out the mission and goals of HCA Houston Healthcare AirLife, assuring that safety remains the highest priority throughout the transport continuum.
Responsibilities
Provides nursing care within his/her scope of practice from the initial contact until patient care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility; maintains thorough patient care documentation.
Maintains competency in knowledge and psychomotor skills by participating in ongoing laboratory and clinical experiences. Communicates educational needs to the Clinical Manager, Medical Transport. Maintains documentation of required licensure, certifications, continuing education, aviation and safety training, OSHA and HIPAA training, clinical rotations, and advanced procedures and attends continuing education programs pertinent to his/her area of practice.
Knowledgeable in use and routine maintenance of all equipment and supplies used by HCA Houston Healthcare AirLife. Responsible for reporting medical equipment failures and taking initial steps to ensure repair of equipment as directed. Maintains adequate supplies onboard aircraft to deliver safe patient care. Keeps aircraft clean and orderly to ensure rapid response to all transport requests.
Functions as a medical flight member by attending pre‑mission briefings and mission debriefings and completing necessary documentation. Assists in pre‑mission liftoff checklist and assists pilot as requested, i.e., radio, navigational, and visual observation activities. Complies with safety standards to ensure safety of self, medical personnel, patients, and equipment and conduct aircraft safety briefings as needed.
Participates in patient and referring institution follow‑up and in planned outreach marketing and education activities.
Acts as a preceptor and/or participates in orientation of new employees and students as assigned and communicates program goals and objectives.
Participates regularly in HCA Houston Healthcare AirLife meetings, activities, projects and committees (to include research and publishing opportunities).
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing, BSN preferred.
Minimum three (3) years recent critical care/emergency nursing experience within the last five (5) years or as required by state/local EMS regulations or 1-year of recent critical care/emergency nursing experience with at least five (5) years of recent flight paramedic experience. Every 2 years of flight paramedic experience would equal one year of critical care experience for the paramedic to nursing bridge. Pre‑hospital experience preferred. Previous flight experience preferred.
Current TX RN license(s).
Current certification in Healthcare Provider BLS/CPR; ACLS; PALS. TNCC or ITLS or PHTLS advanced provider required.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Time‑away‑from‑work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling.
Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts.
Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Flight Nurse opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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