RN - Pediatric Flight Transport - Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Company: SSM Health
Location: Florissant
Posted on: May 4, 2025
Job Description:
It's more than a career, it's a callingMO-SSM Health Cardinal
Glennon TransportWorker Type:RegularJob Highlights:You may be
eligible for a $15,000 Sign On Bonus!****$5000 Referral Bonus
available to current employees**Infants and children come to SSM
Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital by ambulance and
helicopter from all over Missouri and Illinois. Many of these
children are brought to the hospital by using our specially trained
Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Team.The Transport Team is made up
of paramedics, registered nurses and respiratory therapists who
have advanced training in the stabilization, treatment and
transport of babies and children.The Transport Team services over
120 hospitals in the bistate and beyond. They are readily available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition to bringing children to
the Dan Dierdorf Level I Pediatric Emergency and Trauma Center, the
Dana Brown Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the
state-of-the-art Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at SSM Health
Cardinal Glennon, the transport teams also assist with
inter-hospital transports within their respective regions.**Sign on
bonuses are for external qualified candidates. - Internal
candidates, please check with your recruiter to see what options
are available for you.Job Summary:Functions as an interdisciplinary
team member for neonatal/pediatric specialty team transports.
Collaborates with high-risk OB specialty RNs for maternal
transport. Collaborates to provide exceptional care during ground
and air transports of acute or critically ill/injured neonatal,
pediatric, and maternal patients; guided by clinical assessment,
critical thinking, established patient care guidelines (PCGs) and
in-direct medical control. Manages customer service and experience
by collaborating with team members for education and process
improvement initiatives, patient care documentation, and equipment
readiness.Job Responsibilities and Requirements:PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Utilizes transport and critical care equipment in a competent
manner.
- Performs or assists with Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced
Life Support (ALS) skills during patient care including, but not
limited to, initiation of PIV/IO/UVC, managing IV fluids (including
blood products), naso/oral/pharyngeal suctioning, insertion of
NG/OG tubes, needle thoracotomy, and insertion/maintenance of an
endotracheal tube or LMA.
- Assess patient and environmental situation to develop plan of
nursing care based on patient status and diagnosis. Monitors
patient response and adjusts accordingly and communicates necessary
information through medical control.
- Assists and performs daily inventory of equipment on ambulance,
aircraft, in storerooms and equipment bags. Assists with care,
calibration and maintenance of all equipment.
- Maintains thorough patient care documentation according to the
standard outlined by department and ministry policy.
- Achieves and maintains proficient knowledge of transport team
Patient Care Guidelines (PCGs).
- Acts as a preceptor and/or participates in orientation of new
employees and students as assigned.
- Participates/attends in-house education, outreach education,
department process improvement projects. Undertakes and maintains
projects to include research and publishing opportunities.
- Maintains awareness of current issues related to transport
medicine through participation in professional activities, i.e.
national, state legislative-elected or appointed.
- Maintains currency and documentation of prescribed education,
certifications and licensures.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATION
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education
equivalency for licensingEXPERIENCE
- Three years' registered nurse experience in NICU, PICU or
Emergency carePHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant use of speech to share information through oral
communication.
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing
0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near
(20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and
distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication,
distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning
machinery, etc.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects
weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting,
gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling and running.REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR
CERTIFICATIONS - -State of Work Location: Illinois -
- - - -Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) -
American Heart Association (AHA) -
- - - -And
- - - -Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department
of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) -
- - - -And
- - - -Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association
(AHA)
- - - -And
- - - -Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy
Pediatrics (AAP)
- - - -And
- - - -Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart
Association (AHA)
- - - -And
- - - -Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American
Academy Pediatrics (AAP) - American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP)
- - - - - - -Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) - American
College of Surgeons (ACS)
- - - - - - -Or
- - - - - - -Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses
Association (ENA) -State of Work Location: Missouri - -
- - - -Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) -
American Heart Association (AHA)
- - - -And
- - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of
Professional Registration - -
- - - - - - -Or
- - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State -
-
- - - -And
- - - -Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association
(AHA)
- - - -And
- - - -Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy
Pediatrics (AAP)
- - - -And
- - - -Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart
Association (AHA)
- - - -And
- - - -Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American
Academy Pediatrics (AAP) - American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP)
- - - - - - -Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) - American
College of Surgeons (ACS)
- - - - - - -Or
- - - - - - -Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses
Association (ENA) -State of Work Location: Oklahoma -
- - - -Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) -
American Heart Association (AHA)
- - - -And
- - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State -
-
- - - - - - -Or
- - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing
(OBN) - -
- - - -And
- - - -Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association
(AHA)
- - - -And
- - - -Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy
Pediatrics (AAP)
- - - -And
- - - -Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart
Association (AHA)
- - - -And
- - - -Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American
Academy Pediatrics (AAP) - American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP)
- - - - - - -Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) - American
College of Surgeons (ACS)
- - - - - - -Or
- - - - - - -Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses
Association (ENA) -State of Work Location: Wisconsin -
- - - -Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) -
American Heart Association (AHA)
- - - -And
- - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State -
-
- - - - - - -Or
- - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of
Safety and Professional Services - -
- - - -And
- - - -Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association
(AHA)
- - - -And
- - - -Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy
Pediatrics (AAP)
- - - -And
- - - -Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart
Association (AHA)
- - - -And
- - - -Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American
Academy Pediatrics (AAP) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
-
- - - - - - -Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) - American
College of Surgeons (ACS)
- - - - - - -Or
- - - - - - -Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses
Association (ENA)Work Shift:Variable Shift (United States of
America)Job Type:EmployeeDepartment:8074000010 Patient
TransportationScheduled Weekly Hours:36Benefits:SSM Health values
our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits
package to fit their needs.
- Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of
paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children
(pro-rated based on FTE). -
- Flexible Payment Options: -our voluntary benefit offered
through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access
to their earned, unpaid base pay -(fees may apply) -before
payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage: -we provide upfront tuition coverage
through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. -SSM Health is
an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age,
disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy,
veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable
law.
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