Registered Nurse - Transport Air
CHRISTUS Health · San Antonio, TX
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Registered Nurse - Transport Air
@ CHRISTUS HealthRegistered Nurse - Transport Air
About the job
CHRISTUS Health seeks a dedicated RN for air transport nursing. The role involves providing patient care, assessment, medication administration, and education in a dynamic air clinical environment. Requires valid RN license and certifications. Join our team for impactful work.
Requirements
- BLS required
- RN license in state or compact
- 1 year nursing experience preferred
- Ability to provide patient education
- Strong assessment skills
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred
- Current ACLS, PALS, NRP, STABLE
- Able to attend orientation
- Experience in acute care preferred
- Must pass competency validations
Full job description
Description
Summary:
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
- Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
- Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
- Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience
- 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- BLS required
- RN License in state of employment or compact
Position Requirements:
Education/Skills
- All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
- New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and department-specific competency validation.
- Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.
Experience
- RN Residency, or recently practicing in an acute care setting is preferred.
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- Current ACLS certification required
- Current PALS certification required
- Current NRP certification required
- Current STABLE certification required
Credential Grace Periods:
If additional credentials are required per the Position Requirements section, a grace period to obtain the certification will apply, dependent on your experience level.
- Any Candidate/Associate with at least one year of acute care clinical experience in a similar service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate.
- Any Candidate/Associate who does not have at least one year of full-time acute care clinical experience in the same service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate New to the Specialty.
Grace Periods for
Experienced Associates
Grace Periods for
New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty
Work Schedule:
MIDS - 12 HOURS
Work Type:
Full Time