Critical Care Flight Nurse

Purpose of Position:

Provide critical care air ambulance services to patients as well as EMS and healthcare related training.

Uphold the organization’s vision, mission, and corporate values.  Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with organization’s policies, procedures, code of conduct and work rules.

Essential Functions:

• Assist physician, other flight crew during emergent patient transport
• Apply artificial respiration or administer oxygen in cases of asphyxiation, dyspnea or hypoxia as ordered by a physician
• Perform various patient tests and administer medications as prescribed by physician
• Start and administer intravenous fluids, speciaility pharmaceuiticals, or antibiotics and dispense antibiotics to prevent infection and perform other emergency medical procedures during transportation as prescribed by a physician
• Perform other duties as assigned

Personal Traits:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to consistently demonstrate the organization’s values: integrity, cultural sensitivity and respect for traditional values, continual learning and improving, compassion, teamwork and pride.  Employees are expected to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, accountability, cooperation with and consideration of others.

Required Knowledge:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have general knowledge of typical office technologies such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and typical office software.

Job Specific knowledge is listed below:

• Knowledge of routine equipment and supplies used in emergency situations
• Knowledge of safety standards with regard to patient transport and aircraft safty

Required Skills and Abilities:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have a broad range of skills and abilities centered around a strong patient focus, efficient performance, and teamwork.   All employees should have patient/customer service skills, interpersonal skills and good communication skills.   All employees should have the ability to manage their time and organize their work to ensure efficient performance.   In addition, all employees should have the ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions, actively communicate with their supervisors to ensure understanding and manage their work accordingly.  Finally, all employees should have the ability to understand and manage patient/customer confidentiality.

Job specific skills and abilities are listed below: 

• Ability to communicate effectively with medical personnel, patients and family members
• Ability to analyze, interpret and document medical information
• Ability to work within small bush planes

Minimum Requirements

Physical Requirements:

∙Use hands and arms to operate office or clinical equipment

∙Sit more than half the workday

∙Stand and/or walk more than half the workday

∙Bend, stretch, twist, crouch and/or reach

∙View electronic monitors for prolonged periods of time

∙Use hands and arm for repetitive motion tasks consistently for more than one hour at a time

∙Lift or carry unaided 25 to 50 pounds

∙Push or pull using more than moderate force

∙See and hear with normal acuity

Working Conditions:

∙Work is conducted in a standard office environment

∙Work is conducted in a standard clinical environment to include exposure to latex, biohazrd or other harmful substance

∙Substantial travel is required (more than 50% of the time)

∙Travel is required via large aircraft

∙Travel is required via small (less than16 passenger) aircraft 

∙Travel is required using snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, or boat

∙Work may be conducted outside in inclement weather contitions