Flight Nurse, ICU Nurse

Overview

In Rio Rico, you’ll deliver lifesaving care for the community you love and live in, soaring above Arizona’s landscapes. With 3+ years of recent critical care experience, and a schedule of two 24-hour shifts, you’ll fly in state‑of‑the‑art helicopters—an ICU in the sky—providing advanced care while continuing your education with our support. Ready for a new adventure?

Job Summary

Responsible for providing high-quality critical care, including assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by Air Methods Community Base Services (CBS) Medical Director(s). You’ll assess the nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize the care needed for the safe transport of the critical patient to the appropriate facility and are responsible for carrying out the mission and goals of Air Methods CBS, assuring that safety remains the highest priority throughout the transport continuum.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities include the following:

• 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 Medical Base Supervisor and Medical Education Coordinator. 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 using and maintaining all equipment and supplies used by Air Methods CBS. Responsible for reporting medical equipment failures and taking initial steps to ensure equipment repair as directed. Maintains adequate supplies onboard aircraft to deliver 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 assure the safety of self, medical personnel, patients, and equipment and conducts aircraft safety briefings as needed.
• Serves as a flight resource to neonatal/pediatric personnel when transporting specialty patients by helicopter and performs advanced skills and procedures as approved by Air Methods CBS Medical Director(s).
• 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 Air Methods CBS meetings, activities, projects, and committees (to include research and publishing opportunities).
• Other Duties as assigned.

Additional Job Requirements

• Regularly scheduled attendance
• Indicate the percentage of time spent traveling: 5%
• Subject to applicable laws and Air Methods’ policies, regular attendance is an essential function of the position. All employees must follow Air Methods’ employment practices and policies.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. In accordance with applicable laws, Air Methods will provide reasonable accommodations that do not create an undue burden so disabled employees may perform the position’s essential functions.

Education & Experience

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• Bachelor’s degree in a health‑related field preferred but not required
• Minimum three (3) years of recent critical care/emergency nursing experience within the last five years or as required by state/local EMS regulations
• Pre‑hospital experience preferred
• Flight experience is not…