In Office RN na Procare Ambulance of Maryland, Inc.

Description

Nurses who work in critical care transport will often work as part of a team along with a paramedic and emergency medical technician. Nurses will assess patients and provide emergency care to stabilize the patient while they are being transported. Stabilization will involve monitoring vital signs, administering medication and providing other emergency care as needed. Critical care transport nurses work under the direction of a physician, which means they have standard orders and protocols they can perform without the doctor being present.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for day to day RN duties in office, RN schedules, and responding for calls for service.
• Responsible for adapting to the changing nature of healthcare, customer’s expectations, adapting to new delivery protocols, interaction with the medical centers, hospitals, and physicians and other service providers and other ancillary EMS agencies, and new ways of communicating, documenting and reportin.
• In most cases this is an on call position, with an hourly on call rate and a per call bonus when called in for the transport. There are opportunities for days at the office with an hourly rate to be agreed upon.

Operational

• Customer satisfaction
• Clinical skills
• Procedure and protocol adherence and compliance
• Chute time, turnaround time
• Documentation compliance
• Teamwork
• Self-development and assisting in development of others
• Certification maintenance
• Protection and maintenance of company equipment
• Transport percentage
• Run system calls as required

Requirements

 Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to successfully pass Physical Agility Test
• Aptitudes required for work of this nature are good physical stamina, endurance, and body condition that would not be adversely affected by frequently having to walk, stand, lift, carry, and balance at times.
• Must be able to lift, drag, hoist, and carry different types of equipment and other objects.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current registration as an RN
• Minimum 5 years Emergency Department/Critical Care Experiences
• Current ACLS certification
• Current CPR certification
• Valid Drivers License
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent inter-personal skills

Certification, Licensure, Registration: Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maryland. This RN must maintain all certifications needed to operate as a Critical Care RN in the state of Maryland.