Registered Nurse - Transport Air
San Antonio, Texas
You'll make assignments and delegate to other care providers to help manage the clinical situation.
- Eligibility
- Critical Care TransportNeonatologyAir Transport
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour shifts · MIDS shifts MIDS - 12 HOURS
- Unit and setting
- Transport Air Registered Nurse - Transport Air
- License
- RN licenseRN license in state of employment or compact
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- RN license in state of employment or compact RN License in state of employment or compact Check your license
- Certification
- BLS required at hire BLS required
- Certification
- current ACLS Current ACLS certification required
- Certification
- current PALS Current PALS certification required
- Certification
- current NRP Current NRP certification required
- Certification
- current STABLE Current STABLE certification required
- Certification
- ACLS within 30 days of hire for experienced associates Within 30 days of hire.
- Certification
- PALS within 30 days of hire for experienced associates
- Certification
- NRP within 30 days of hire for experienced associates
- Certification
- STABLE within 30 days of hire for experienced associates
Preferred
- Education
- BSN preferred Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
- Experience
- 1 year of related nursing specialty experience preferred 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
- Experience
- RN residency or recent acute care practice preferred RN Residency, or recently practicing in an acute care setting is preferred.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- medication and treatment administration with side-effect monitoring Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
- Day to day
- patient, family and caregiver education Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
- Day to day
- making assignments and delegating to other care providers Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Your preceptor
- A preceptor is assigned to you New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member
The workplace
You will need a car here: about 90% of people drive, VIA is a backup rather than a substitute, and I-10, I-35, I-281, and Loop 1604 back up from 4 to 6 p.m.
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Summary
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
Responsibilities
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
- Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
- Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
- Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
Job
Requirements
Education/Skills
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience
- 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- BLS required
- RN License in state of employment or compact
Position
Requirements
Education/Skills
- All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
- New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and department-specific competency validation.
- Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.
Experience
- RN Residency, or recently practicing in an acute care setting is preferred.
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- Current ACLS certification required
- Current PALS certification required
- Current NRP certification required
- Current STABLE certification required
Credential Grace Periods
If additional credentials are required per the Position Requirements section, a grace period to obtain the certification will apply, dependent on your experience level.
- Any Candidate/Associate with at least one year of acute care clinical experience in a similar service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate.
- Any Candidate/Associate who does not have at least one year of full-time acute care clinical experience in the same service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate New to the Specialty.
Credential
Grace Periods for Experienced Associates
Grace Periods for
New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty
Basic Life Support (BLS)
No grace period. AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire.
No grace period. AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Within 30 days of hire.
Within 90 days of hire.
Pediatric Life Support (PALS)
Within 30 days of hire.
Within 90 days of hire.
Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC)
Within 60 days of hire.
Within 18 months of hire.
Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR)
Within 60 days of hire.
Within 18 months of hire.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Within 30 days of hire.
Within 60 days of hire.
AWHONN INTERMEDIATE FHM (Fetal Heart Monitoring)
Within 30 days of hire.
Within 60 days of hire.
STABLE (Neonatal Education)
Within 30 days of hire.
Within 60 days of hire.
Work Schedule
Mids - 12 hours
Work Type
Full Time
What's around it?
San Antonio, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 5% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,324/mo
- Household income
- $65,056/yr, all local households, not nurse pay