PER DIEM REGISTERED NURSE - BAPTIST AMBULANCE - OXFORD, MS
Full Time
Oxford, MS 38655
Posted
Job description
Company: Baptist Ambulance
Location: Oxford, MS
Definition:
Provides high quality nursing care including, but not limited to, assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by the Medical Director, assesses the nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize the care needed for safe transport of the critical patient to the appropriate facility; is responsible for carrying out the mission and goals, assuring that safety remains the highest priority throughout the transport.
Provides high quality nursing care including, but not limited to, assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by the Medical Director, assesses the nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize the care needed for safe transport of the critical patient to the appropriate facility; is responsible for carrying out the mission and goals, assuring that safety remains the highest priority throughout the transport.
Minimum Requirements:
- Must possess a high degree of personal integrity and responsibility.
- Currently licensed, certified or registered by the appropriate state agencies.
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- Minimum of three years’ critical care/emergency nursing experience.
- Current RN license(s) for states of practice.
- Current certifications in BLS/CPR, ACLS, PHTLS, CICP and PALS preferred.
- Competence in advanced practice skills as defined by Medical Director.
- Skills as required to practice nursing as defined by the Board of Nursing .
- Must have the ability to work effectively with minimal supervision, using good judgment.
- Must have the ability to work in a fast paced, hectic, high pressure environment.
- Must have the ability to simultaneously manage multiple activities without error.
- Must have the ability to work efficiently and interact in a constructive and professional manner with other employees, public safety personnel and medical staff.
- Must have the ability to interact effectively and professionally with patients, customers, clients, family members, bystanders, and the general public in such a manner as to reflect positively on the company.
- Must demonstrate a level of skill and ability consistent with the provision of quality customer care.
- Prefer previous or current certification as Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic
Physical Requirements:
- The ability to reach, push and pull.
- The ability to use hands to perform medical procedures and assessments, reach with arms, and speak and hear.
- The ability to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and smell for several hours at a time.
- The ability to maintain adequate physical conditioning to be able to perform job duties.
- The ability to perform job duties at high stress levels requiring employee to function effectively and independently while maintaining good working relationships with partners, patients, and customers.
- The ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 80 pounds.
- The ability to perform job duties near moving mechanical parts when outside weather conditions may be hazardous.
- The ability to perform job duties while frequently being exposed to blood-borne pathogens or airborne particles, fumes and gases.
- The ability to maintain a weight for acceptable flight standards for safety and mission acceptance.
- The ability to complete all job duties during any and all hours of the morning, day, evening, and night.
Specific Duties:
- Provide effective, safe care to any patient transported.
- Provide nursing care from the initial contact until patient care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility.
- Attend required staff and educational meetings.
- Maintain certifications and licenses as mandated by the position.
- Complies with all Federal, State and Local Rules and Regulations
- Maintain positive communication effectively while interfacing with fellow employees, patients, referring hospitals, EMS representatives and the community at large.
- Uphold and adhere to all policies and procedures.
- Knowledgeable in use and routine maintenance of all equipment and supplies used by Baptist Ambulance
- Responsible for reporting medical equipment failure and taking initial steps to insure repair of equipment as directed. Maintains adequate supplies onboard aircraft to deliver patient care.
- Performs advanced skills and procedures as approved by the Medical Director.
- Serves as a role model, educator, and clinical resource.
- Participates in continuing and outreach education programs.
- Participates in quality improvement activities as assigned.
- Undertakes and maintains projects as assigned.
- Maintain a clean and operational environment.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Communicate with RN and or MD from transferring facilities.
- Have sufficient knowledge of ambulance operations, standard ALS protocols in order to streamline patient care between Medic and RN on transports.
- Continuous MICU and Cardiac Arrest chart review.
- Maintain inventory and compliance logs for all RN level drugs and Narcotics.
- Responsible for stocking and re-filling all Registered Nurse (RN) level drug boxes/ bags and drug boxes/ bags after use.
- Performs other duties as directed by management.
- Priority Ambulance strongly encourages providers to get their COVID vaccinations. We respect individual rights and will consider religious and medical exemptions to COVID vaccinations.
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