Transport Nurse FT

Wheeling Hospital (whh)mid

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About the Role

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Responsible for providing patient care within the Registered Nurse scope of practice to a ranging population from pediatric to geriatric - utilizing written order, medication parameters, titration protocols, and critical thinking skills to medically manage ill or injured patients during transport from the sending facility to the receiving facility. The transport nurse should effectively deliver appropriate care to patients whose complex and changing needs are addressed by the use of the nursing process.  The transport nurse will be responsible for ground transport requirements as well as retain the authority and responsibility of nursing care for their patient during transport. This includes proper documentation of care provided, patient assessment, obtaining appropriate signatures, and communication among the interdisciplinary teams involved in patient care. The transport nurse will function as a resource and help, in the Emergency Department, ICU, and other various units while awaiting an assigned patient transport. This nurse will also be expected to respond to hospital wide codes, traumas, and other pages while remaining immediately accessible for transport needs.

Requirements

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1. Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).

2. Bachelor Degree in Nursing required

3. The following Certifications are required:

Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

4. Certified Transport RN (CTRN) through Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing or must be obtained within 1 year of hire.

5. West Virginia (Mobile Critical Care Nurse) MCCN within 2 years of hire

1. Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN) certification.
2. Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification.

1. Five (5) years of nursing experience in critical care, emergency medicine, or military healthcare setting

Responsibilities

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Certified Flight Nurse (Certification) - Recommended

3 years EMS experience- Recommended

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

500 WH Administration

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.