Flight Nurse - Dodge City, KS

Are you a skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the medical aviation field? Apollo MedFlight is seeking dedicated professionals like you to join our team and be a crucial part of our mission to provide top-tier aeromedical services

Why Apollo MedFlight?

• Cutting Edge Training: We give you the tools to be successful with access to top-of-the-line training to enhance your skills, ongoing professional development opportunities to keep you at the forefront of your field, and advance technology and equipment for hands-on learning experience.
• Exceptional Work Atmosphere: Join a collaborative and supportive team dedicated to providing the highest level of patient care, state-of-the-art facilities designed to foster a positive and engaging work environment, and opportunities for career growth and advancement within our organization.

At Apollo MedFlight, we are a dedicated team of healthcare and aviation professionals united by a common goal: providing the highest level of safe, reliable, and compassionate care to our patients during their most critical moments. As a Flight Clinician, you will be an integral member of our air medical team, providing advanced critical care, sound clinical judgment, and support to patients throughout every transport.A day in the life:

• Demonstrate Professionalism and Excellence in all things done when representing Apollo MedFlight
• Treat all people with courtesy and respect
• Deliver a level of care you would provide to your family for all patients served
• Practice Teamwork
• Be self-Motivated and willing to help wherever needed
• Exhibit a continuous display of Accountability, Reliability and Quality
• Daily Crew Duties (Peer Reviews, Daily Bag Checks, Narcotic Accountability, Hanger/ House Duties, Patient Follow Ups, Daily Crew Call)
• Both attendance and instruction of internal continuing education
• Public Relation Events
• Be familiar and comply with standing medical guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Provide an environment conducive to safety for patients, families, employees, and other healthcare professionals.

Equipment used:

• Aircraft include Fixed Wing & Rotor Wing platforms
• Sled, Stretcher Systems
• Monitoring Devices include but not limited to Zoll Monitors, Fetal Monitoring Systems, and glucometer
• Extra Capabilities include blood products, point of care labs, and Ultrasound
• Regional Capabilities include ballon pump, impella, and ECMO transports
• IV Equipment Sapphire Infusion pumps
• Trauma Equipment include but not limited to immobilization devices, hemorrhage control devices, etc.
• Respiratory support equipment utilized but not limited to: Hamilton T1 ventilators, H-900, BVMs, Oxygen delivery devices
• Medications include, but not limited to: Narcotics, ACLS medications, RSI medications, and other medications noted throughout the Standing Medical Guidelines & On-Line Medical Control
• Telephone/ Push to Talk Radios/ Aircraft Satellite Phone
• Computer bases systems utilized include EMS Charts, Baldwin Safety, Expensify
• Other items may not be listed but will be utilized when deemed necessary for safe patient transport

Physical and Sensory Requirements:

• Ability to work in a confined and mobile critical care transport environment.
• Ability to communicate with patients, families, staff, physicians, support agencies, vendors, airport line staff, and others.
• Ability to remain calm during stressful situations.
• Ability to respond to phone calls quickly.
• Ability to evaluate and interpret information and make decisions as a critical care team.
• Ability to repeatedly twist, squat, stoop, bend, grasp, use fine hand coordination, push, and pull.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. independently and more with assistance.
• Exposure to infectious diseases, agents, and toxic chemicals.
• Ability to mix & administer medications, with correct knowledge of proper concentrations & dosages

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
• License in all states served by Apollo MedFlight CBS.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse in high an acuity setting.
• Must have BLS, ACLS, PALS at hire, NRP certification within 3 months of hire and must maintain throughout employment.
• Advanced trauma course (one of the following) within 6 months of hire.

• ATLS Audit
• TPATC
• ATCN, PHTLS, or TNCC with advanced pathophysiology and skills lab

• CFRN or CTRN is required within 2 years of employment.
• Completion of NIMS 100 and 200, within one year of hire is required.
• Live in or be willing to relocate to the region (within 6 hours or less of assigned base)
• Valid Driver’s License
• Regular and reliable attendance

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Flight Nurse.
• Previous transport experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or above.

Disclaimer

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned from time to time. The scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and that, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.