Location: Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
Job description
Responsibilities of the Flight Nurse include evaluation, coordination, and delivery of medical care provided to patients during all phases of transport. Must be familiar with scope of practice of the transport team and the State rules and regulations in which the transport team operates.The flight nurse is responsible for completing the quarterly and annual requirements to maintain active flight status to include: completion of intubations quarterly, attendance at Roundtables, and annual: Advanced Airway course, Mock Codes, AvStar program, safety and infection control, aircraft / personnel security briefing, equipment and supplies competency / currency validation, medical screening update including copy of TB or equivalent, ICU and trauma competencies, wellness form, EMS Rules and Regulations, and Haz-mat recognition and response. Evaluation is contingent upon completion of these items prior to Independent Contractor evaluation.
Desired Skills and Experience
Minimum of 3 years of ICU/ED/Trauma experience within the last 5 years.
Previous flight experience preferred. Flight experience can be substituted year for year for the ICU/ED/Trauma requirement.
RN license as appropriate to assigned location
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) or Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS) certification preferred but not required.
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN), Critical Care Nurse (CCRN) or Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) strongly recommended.
Current Passport required
Ability to work varied shifts and cover fixed wing air ambulance call shifts
Drug screening and a background investigation required
About this company
Formed from two of the industry’s most experienced companies, Aero Jet International and Air Ambulance Professionals, REVA is positioned to lead with the most experienced team in the medical transport industry.
With over 300 employees and offices in Fort Lauderdale, Phoenix, San Diego, Spokane, San Juan, REVA is the largest dedicated fixed wing air medical transport service in the Americas. We have over 17,000 combined successful missions (patient transports world-wide) .
REVA operates fixed wing, medically equipped jets used to transport ill or injured patients anywhere in the world. REVA works with insurance and travel assistance companies, as well as intrepid travelers and their families with the sole mission of getting patients home so they can get better.
Fly home. Feel better.
