Jobs in San Angelo Tx Flexible

Performance: Essential Functions

Decision Making: Ability to make decisions and takes appropriate action based on the information they have. Recognizes own limitations and consults with the supervisor, manager, or team member when appropriate.

Time Management: Works efficiently and manages duties to ensure that tasks are completed with accuracy and within the scheduled shift or reasonable amount of time.

Quality & Quantity: Demonstrates accurate, knowledge and skill to carry out job duties. Follows departmental work policies and procedures. Speed and consistency of output, and time utilization of job duties.

Computer Knowledge & Electronic Equipment Use: Demonstrates ability to consistently utilize electronic equipment and online computer programs to perform job duties, including electronic documentation, and order entry.

Resource Utilization: Consistently utilizes and maintains supplies and equipment to minimize lost charges and unnecessary equipment repair-replacement.

Confidentiality: Adheres to established policies on privacy and security requirements for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as applicable by Shannon Policy.

Performance: Position Specific Essential Functions

• Maintains flight readiness by checking and stocking the aircraft at the beginning of each shift and after each use.
• Conducts an on-going assessment of patient's clinical status and utilizes the assessment information to plan and implement appropriate care and treatment to patients in accordance with department guidelines, policies, procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge skills, and abilities necessary to perform nursing care on patients of all age ranges.
• Maintains required annual competencies for position to include: 3 quarterly live or mannequin intubations, annual SIM lab, clinical rotations, and invasive procedures lab as required by the medical director and/or program director.
• Assumes responsibility for preventing incidents that could lead to injury, promptly reports unsafe conditions that require actions from others, promptly reports incidents and completes paperwork, and consistently utilizes equipment properly.
• Administers medication in accordance with hospital policies, demonstrates knowledge of medications administered to include normal dosages, side effects, and expected outcomes. Documents according to policy and utilize tools/resources to supplement knowledge.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities
Supervises the Following Positions

Positions: N/A

Physical Requirements

• The ability to perform the duties and responsibility of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations for disabilities.
• The ability to consistently lift, push or pull loads of up to four hundred (400) pounds (patient plus equipment) in and out of aircraft with assistance of 2 - 3 people.
• Sufficient strength, mobility, and stamina to make frequent location and position changes, assist with patient care, and perform other physical activities of average difficulty. Able to remain seated in a limited space for greater than an hour while providing in-flight care.
• Candidates whose disabilities make them unable to meet the requirements will still be considered fully qualified if they can perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation.
• May be exposed to infectious or contagious disease.
• May have to handle emergency situations.
• May be subject to irregular hours.
• May be required to wear protective equipment such as eye protection, face protection, masks, sterile/nonsterile gloves, isolation gowns, safety related clothes and articles: Helicopter required flight suit, helmet with visor and night vision goggles.
• Ability to grasp and handle object with fine motor skills and adequate hand-eye coordination.

May be exposed to toxic/caustic/chemicals/detergents.

• Physical activities include continuous sitting, and occasional walking, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling and twisting.
• Activity Conditions (Occasionally, Frequently, Continuously):
  • Sitting- Frequently
  • Walking- Frequently
  • Standing- Frequently
  • Bending-Frequently
  • Squatting - Frequently
  • Climbing- Frequently
  • Kneeling- Frequently
  • Twisting- Frequently

Qualifications

Education

• Required
  
  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
  • Completion of an accredited program of nursing
  • Associate's degree in nursing
• Preferred
  
  • Bachelor's degree in nursing
  • Master's degree in nursing
  • Experience:
  • Required
    
    • Three (3) or more years of experience in critical or emergency care
    • Three (3) or more years of experience in an intensive care unit (ICU) or emergency room (ER)
  • Preferred
    
    • Three (3) or more years of air medicine experience
  • Registered Nurse (RN), with Authorization to Practice in the State of Texas
  • Required within thirty (30) days of start date
    • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
  • Required within six (6) months of start date
    • Successful completion of MedTrans Corporation New Hire Academy
  • Required within one (1) year of start date:
    • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
    • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
    • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
  • Required within two (2) years of start date:
    • Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN)
    • Completion of Advanced Trauma Transport Course
    • Emergency Medical Technician
  • Certification/Licensure:
  • Required
  • Preferred
  • Completion of Pediatric Transport Course (PCCT)