Registered Nurse - Pediatric Flight Transport
Job in
Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, 63112, USA
Listed on 2026-08-05
Listing for:
SSM Health
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-05
Job specializations:
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Nursing
Pediatric Nurse, Healthcare Nursing, Neonatal/ NICU Nurse, Emergency Medicine
Job Description & How to Apply Below
* MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
** Worker Type:*
* Regular
** Job Highlights:*
* Unit/location:
Patient Transportation at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Schedule:
Two 12-hour night shifts per week (either 17:00-05:00 or 19:00-07:00) and one 24-hour shift (07:00-07:00).
Join Our Team and make a difference every day while enjoying competitive pay, great benefits, and a supportive work environment We offer competitive, affordable health insurance and benefits designed to support you and your family
** Fulfill your calling with SSM Health - apply today!*
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* Job Summary:
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* Functions as an interdisciplinary team member for neonatal/pediatric specialty team transports. Collaborates with high-risk OB specialty RNs for maternal transport. Collaborates to provide exceptional care during ground and air transports of acute or critically ill/injured neonatal, pediatric, and maternal patients; guided by clinical assessment, critical thinking, established patient care guidelines (PCGs) and in-direct medical control. Manages customer service and experience by collaborating with team members for education and process improvement initiatives, patient care documentation, and equipment readiness.
** Job Responsibilities and Requirements:*
* PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Utilizes transport and critical care equipment in a competent manner.
+ Performs or assists with Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) skills during patient care including, but not limited to, initiation of PIV/IO/UVC, managing IV fluids (including blood products), naso/oral/pharyngeal suctioning, insertion of NG/OG tubes, needle thoracotomy, and insertion/maintenance of an endotracheal tube or LMA.
+ Assess patient and environmental situation to develop plan of nursing care based on patient status and diagnosis. Monitors patient response and adjusts accordingly and communicates necessary information through medical control.
+ Assists and performs daily inventory of equipment on ambulance, aircraft, in storerooms and equipment bags. Assists with care, calibration and maintenance of all equipment.
+ Maintains thorough patient care documentation according to the standard outlined by department and ministry policy.
+ Achieves and maintains proficient knowledge of transport team Patient Care Guidelines (PCGs).
+ Acts as a preceptor and/or participates in orientation of new employees and students as assigned.
+ Participates/attends in-house education, outreach education, department process improvement projects. Undertakes and maintains projects to include research and publishing opportunities.
+ Maintains awareness of current issues related to transport medicine through participation in professional activities, i.e. national, state legislative-elected or appointed.
+ Maintains currency and documentation of prescribed education, certifications and licensures.
+ Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
+ Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
+ Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
EXPERIENCE
+ Three years' registered nurse experience in NICU, PICU or Emergency care
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
+ Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
+ Constant standing and walking.
+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
+ Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
+ Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
+ Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
+ Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
+ Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
+ Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
+ Occasional driving.
+ Rare crawling and running.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of
Work Location:
Missouri
+ Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ And
+ Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
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+ Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)
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+ Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
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+ Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
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+ Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
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+ Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
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+ Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) - American College of Surgeons (ACS)
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+ Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course (TPATC) - Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA)
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+ Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
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