Flight RN - Flight Team Registered Nurse

Description

At Mercy One, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you’re in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.

Full time

Rotating Shift

Mercy One Clinton Medical Center is a Catholic, not-for-profit, full-service community health system serving counties in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. With approximately 50,000 patient admissions every year, Mercy One Clinton operates 249 licensed beds. In addition to a wide range of traditional hospital services, Mercy One Clinton provides a continuum of care with specialized services in wound care, radiation oncology, dialysis, imaging, sleep disorders, therapy services, and skilled care.

Mercy One Clinton has a staff of more than 800 employees, making it one of the community’s largest employers.

Take your critical care expertise to new heights—literally. Mercy One is launching an expanded Flight Team in Clinton, and we’re seeking skilled, mission‑driven Registered Nurses to be part of this exciting new chapter. As a Flight RN, you’ll provide high‑acuity critical care in air medical transport, emergency, and pre‑hospital environments. Every shift brings new challenges and the opportunity to make a lifesaving impact.

You’ll work alongside an elite multidisciplinary team, caring for patients of all ages.

• PTO accrual and benefits day one
• Competitive benefits

• 24 hour shifts, 8a-8a

• Performs initial and ongoing subjective and objective assessment of patients with complex health care needs in the pre‑hospital and hospital environment (emergency and critical care).
• Promotes patient‑centered care through:
  • Respect of the patient’s values, preferences and expressed needs
  • Coordination and integration of care
  • Information, communication and education
  • Physical comfort
  • Emotional support and alleviation of fear and anxiety
  • Involvement of family and friends
  • Transition and continuity
• Implements interventions and treatments consistent with Air Med protocols and/or medical on‑line direction, documenting response to cares and treatments.
• Collaborates with the patient, significant others, rescue personnel and outlying hospital personnel to create a multidisciplinary healthcare team whose goal is to provide care that is continuous and well coordinated.
• Quickly, efficiently, and calmly responds to emergent and critical situations.
• Communicates with patients at a level consistent with age and understanding.
• Documents a comprehensive patient record that is organized and complete reflecting all aspects of nursing care provided.
• Provides psychological support to the patient and family based on assessed need.
• Supervises the Flight Paramedic as needed.
• Actively participates in evaluating and ensuring safety in and around the aircraft. Directs any safety concerns to the Program Manager, Base Lead Pilot, and/or Safety Officer. Makes recommendations for safe practices.
• Educates others in the safe practices in and around the helicopter through formal and informal presentations.
• Checks and maintains all medical equipment, supplies and medications for patient care on a daily basis.
• Completes follow‑up on transported patients, providing written and verbal progress reports to the referring agency/physician.
• Assists specialty transport personnel (OB Nurse, NICU Transport Team, Pediatric Transport team).
• When not flying and once all responsibilities associated with the daily operations of the program have been completed; provides patient care and interventions in the hospital and Emergency Department persistent to scope of practice, responds to medical emergencies, and Rapid Response requests for in patient issues.

• A minimum of three years registered nursing experience in a critical care or emergency department, or flight program, or three years of experience as a flight paramedic and one year critical care or emergency experience as an RN with a minimum of 1,800 hours worked as an RN, with proof of hours worked.