Job Description
Critical Care Transport Nurse
The Critical Care Transport Nurse is primarily responsible for providing nursing care to patients during inter-facility and emergency transports in accordance with JeffSTAT's predetermined treatment protocols. The Critical Care Transport Nurse acts as an ambassador of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH), as he or she is often the first member of the Jefferson healthcare delivery team with whom the patient and their family will have contact.
Join the mission of Improving Lives as a Nurse at Jefferson Health. With more than 42,000 employees, we're the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region. And our work to improve lives is never done.
Nurses are responsible for the following:
- Performs patient procedures within the nursing scope of practice.
- Practices safe medication administration and assesses patient responses to medication.
- Participates in reviewing and/or implementing clinical pathways and care coordination.
The Staff Nurse will provide professional nursing care to a group of patients within a specified time period and complete all required documentation.
Qualifications for this position include:
- BSN Degree
- Pennsylvania RN license (RN license for DE, NJ and MD required within 6 months of start date)
- Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse (PHRN) certification PA
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association and ACLS
- 3 years Emergency Department or ICU experience
- Certified Flight Nurse (CFRN) Certified Transport Nurse (CTRN) within two years of employment
- Mobile Intensive Care Nurse NJ – MICN within nine months of employment
- PALS, NRP, BTLS or PHTLS, ABLS, ASLS and ATLS or ATCN or TPATC required within 9 months of start date
- State driver's license free of chargeable offenses.
Benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans
- Retirement Plans
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health Coaching, Commuter Discounts, Day Care Services, etc.
Work Shift
Rotating (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Employee Entity
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.
Primary Location Address
444 N. 3rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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