Registered Nurse (RN) - Flight Nurse or Critical Care Flight Nurse
HCA Healthcare
Nashville, TN

SkyLife Flight Nurse

As a SkyLife Flight Nurse, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Flight Nurse

The flight nurse is responsible for delivering the highest standard of clinical care in a transport environment. This role is one part of a multi-disciplinary team functioning in typical and austere clinical environments to produce safe, efficient and successful outcomes for patients and team members.

What you will do in this role:

· You will acquire, maintain and grow skill sets in all aspects of emergency and critical care transport medicine

· You will acquire and maintain practical knowledge of applicable FAA and DOT standards pertaining to the medical transport environment

· You will actively participate in transport briefings and debriefings, as well as crew resource management, with all team members, seeking to maintain safety, clinical excellence and process improvement

· You will participate in internal and external education programs and public relations functions

· You will maintain a constant “Ready to Respond” culture

· You will remain compliant with all license, certification, immunization and education requirements

· You will actively participate in quality management programs and ensure constant state of regulatory readiness

· You will actively demonstrate competency in all training, including advanced skills and procedures approved by Medical Director, protocol testing, case reviews, initial training for new medical equipment and/or procedures, clinical rotations or clinical simulations, and lecture deliveries

· You will develop and maintain rapport with health system staff, physicians, and leaders, exhibiting professionalism and respectful demeanor at all times

· You will contribute to the professional growth of new employees by serving as a clinical coach or preceptor

· You will active participant in safety, education, quality, and outreach workgroup activity

· You will display excellent stewardship regarding overtime, medical supplies, operational items, and completion of all transport / billing paperwork accurately and promptly

· You will exhibit professional clinical and operational flexibility with task demand related to air and ground vehicles

What qualifications you will need:

• 3+ years experience Required Years of Experience

  3+ Years of ICU experience Preferred

  1+ Year Paramedic/EMT experience ideal 

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse
• (CFRN) Certified Flight Registered Nurse must be obtained within 2 years of employment start date
• (DL) Driver License
• Advanced Trauma Care for Nurse, or Advanced Trauma Life Spt, or Prehospital Trauma Life Suppor, or Trauma Nursing Core Course must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
 

Benefits

TriStar SkyLife offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740+ bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital. Our campus includes The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our SkyLife Flight Nurse opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing, apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.