Flight Nurse; RN), Killeen, Texas

Full Time Professional Killeen, TX, Killeen, TX, US 1 Attachments

Title: Flight Registered Nurse (RN)

Position Type: Part time (15-29 hours/week) or Full time (30-40+ hours/week), hourly.

Education Level: Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Category: Health Care

Our Company Promise:
Wearecommittedtoprovidingour Employeesastableworkenvironmentwith equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Vighters Mission is to provide efficient, fast, high quality healthcare staffing to our clients.

Our Culture’s 5 key elements are crucial to the effectiveness of our employees in accomplishing our mission. These elements are:

• Integrity
• Personability
• Transparency

Creating and cultivating this Culture within the organization is our commitment to our employees. Above all, Vighter employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude that they are expected to share externally with every Vighter Client and Customer.

Vighter is recruiting healthcare professionals (HCPs) to conduct basic screening assessments and provide healthcare services to individuals detained by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement teams during on-ground assessments and during deportation flight missions. HCPs work administratively under the Program Manager and Regional Deputy Program Manager while performing healthcare services under the medical direction of the National Medical Director and Physician Supervisors who collaborate with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) andthe

Immigration and Customs Enforcement .Healthcareisdeliveredinaccordancewithapproved medical protocols and in compliance with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directives.

Vighter’s HCPs work alongside uniformed DHS and ICE at numerous locations in Texas, Arizona, and Louisiana. The medical staff must be capable of providing health care services for persons of all ages, to include infants, children, adults, and pregnant females. Candidates must be comfortable working in detention and flight settings. Services may be provided in a field setting with minimal facilities, a soft-sided (tent-type) facility, or a secure detention facility, such as a DHS/ICE Station or outpost collocated with international airports in sector.

This is an amazing opportunity to work with diverse populations alongside a supportive team of healthcare professionals and administrative staff.

• Musthaveaminimumofoneyearofexperienceindirectpatientcareandlicensed/certifiedasa Registered Nurse (RN). Qualifying experience includes detention or correctional healthcare, residential healthcare, a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care facility that provided direct patient care. ER/ICU experience is preferrable
• Successful completion of a US-based accredited Registered Nurse training program leading to licensure/certification as Registered Nurse (RN). Thedegreeissuinginstitutionand/orprogram must be accredited by an entity recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Must have a current, active, valid, unencumbered license/registration/certification to practice healthcare in the state in which the candidate will work. License/registration/certification must not have been withheld, suspended, revoked, denied, surrendered, or lapsed due to an investigation.

• Must possess a current valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from one of the following approved organizations:
  American Heart Association (AHA)
  BLSforhealthcareproviders,AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification, American Red Cross CPB/BLS for the professional rescuer, American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) CPR and AED for healthcare providers and professional…