This position is with Lifeguard Air Emergency Services. Our Critical Care Transport program serves the State of new Mexico providing all levels of medical care in the transport environment. Our fleet consists of 2 airplanes, 1 helicopter, and 1 CCT Ground ambulance.
We operate a Primary [Adult / Peds] team and a Childrens Specialty Team caring for patients Neonatal up to 2 years of age. This position works closely with the Programs Medical Director, RN Supervisors, and collaborates with the Childrens Team Lead Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.
Due to the unique requirements of this position the successful candidate will have minimum 3 years, 5 preferred, experience in Emergency or Critical Care, and 3 years experience as an educator. 3 years experience with a Critical Care Transport program strongly recommended.
Note all the requirements listed in the Lifeguard Addenda of this job description. This position is 50% Educator and 50% Clinical provider
Function as unit educator, master teacher, master preceptor and facilitates evidenced-based research into specialized areas of nursing. Utilize the expertise of a practitioner to incorporate nursing processes into the plan of care for a specialized group of patients. Perform as a unit educator while maintaining clinical skills by performing as a clinical instructor for students from the CON on home unit and/or assisting in staffing on unit. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies, procedures and guidelines. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.
Accountability:
LEAD - Provide educational leadership to enhance specialized patient care within clinical protocols
INITIATE - Initiate unit-based strategies for developing clinical skills through the master clinician, master preceptor model
PERFORM - Perform as a unit educator while maintaining clinical skills by performing as a clinical instructor for students from the CON on home unit and/or assisting in staffing on unit
PLAN - Develop patient plans of care incorporating evidenced-based research and national standards
CONSULTS - Consult with and serve as a clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care
EDUCATE - Educate appropriate staff in the use of new equipment, supplies, and instruments for their service; coordinates in-service training/workshops for appropriate staff
ASSIST - Assist patient and caregivers with educational needs, problem solving, and health management aspects across the continuum of care
COLLABORATE - Collaborate with the Clinical Educator as well as the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Specialty RN, or Unit Director to plan and implement pertinent curricula
MONITOR - Monitor trends and implement educational strategies to ensure quality standards and parameters are achieved
PATIENT CARE - Deliver safe direct care to an assigned group of patients, providing specialized patient care within nursing protocols and assisting the admission, transfer and discharge process performing all RN nursing duties
PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
Certification Requirements:
RN MATRIX - Complete and maintain unit/clinic based required certifications and competencies as listed in the department expectations/and or the unit/clinic education matrix
Education Requirements:
BSN or MSN
Experience Requirements:
3 years directly related experience
Addendum - 3 years of Emergency Department or Critical Care experience
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in State of New Mexico or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by State of New Mexico
CPR Certification for Healthcare/BLS Providers or for Professional Rescuers or must obtain within 30 calendar days of date of position
Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications not available through the Batcave or clinical education or must obtain within 90 calendar days of date of position
Addendum - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
Addendum - ATCN or TNATC or TPATC or ATLS or ATLS audit w/in 1 year
Addendum - National Certification w/in 1 year of position
Addendum - NRP w/in 1 year
Addendum - PALS or equivalent pediatric advanced life support certification
Addendum - Instructor Certification in course such as BLS, ACLS, PALS, etc.
Education Requirements - Preferred:
Master's Degree of Science in Nursing
Experience Requirements - Preferred:
Addendum - Previous Critical Care Transport experience
Bilingual English/Spanish
Bilingual English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo
Physical Demands Requirements:
Addendum - Maximum weight 225 pounds, ability to climb, squat, carry 30 pound bag, ability to lift 200 pound patient on backboard with one other person
Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.
Addendum - Very Heavy Work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Heavy Work.
Licensure/Certification Requirements - Preferred:
Addendum - CEN or CCRN or RNC or CTRN or CFN or C-NTP (C-NTP encouraged)
Current instructor in BLS, ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC, ILS or other related instructor certification
Professional licensure as appropriate to the clinical objectives of the unit:
Addendum - CEN or CCRN or RNC or CTRN or CFN or C-NTP (C-NTP encouraged)
Current instructor in BLS, ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC, ILS or other related instructor certification
Testing Requirements:
Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required
Working Conditions Requirements:
Addendum - May be required to travel to various work sites
Sig Hazard: Chemicals, bio hazardous materials requiring extensive safety precautions and may require protective equipment
Addendum - available
Addendum - Work environment is Helicopter, Airplane or Ground Ambulance
Addendum - Working in confined space or unusual positions
Addendum - May be required or is required to perform on-call duties
