Emergency Ambulance
Service
Job Description
Critical Care
Transport Registered Nurse
Job Title: Critical
Care Transport Registered Nurse
Department: Specialty Care
Programs
Reports To: CCT / ALS Program Manager
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Prepared By: Laura A.
Finn, R.N., RCP
Prepared Date: November
13, 2000
Approved By: James N.
Karras – General Manager
Approved Date: November 16,
2000
SUMMARY
Provides a continuous level
of critical care nursing services and advanced cardiac life support care to
critically ill and injured patients, being transported by ambulance, performing
the following duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES include the
following. Other duties may be assigned.
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Conducts a physical
assessment on the patient, determines their nursing needs, and devises a plan
for each individual.
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Receives and delivers
nursing report on the patient including significant events during the hospital
course, administration of medications and medical interventions, pertinent
laboratory results, and diagnostic data.
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Provides constant
monitoring and assessment of the patient, and immediate treatment when needed.
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Calls for the initiation
of emergency procedures and diversion of transport, and administers treatment
upon recognizing physiological deterioration of the patient.
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Operates and maintains
life-support equipment and systems.
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Documents vital signs,
significant conditions, and reactions.
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Observes behavior of
patient to determine psychological state and provides emotional support and
reassurance to allay anxiety.
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Communicates with the
patient, critical care transport team members, healthcare facility staff
members, and the patient's family or significant others appropriate information
regarding the patient's condition.
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Participates in Quality
Improvement activities including chart audits, peer review and data collection
activities.
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Participates in
continuing education activities as a student, instructor, and proctor.
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Serves as a company
representative promoting positive customer relationships through proactive
involvement in public business and communities activities.
QUALIFICATIONS To
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative
of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
EDUCATION and/or
EXPERIENCE
Registered Nurse with one to two years of related experience
and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Two years of experience in a critical care
area within the previous 30 months prior to employment. Completion of 96 hours of documented
critical care experience within the last year.
Successful completion of a skills competency evaluation program. Familiarity with the COBRA/EMTALA laws.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Ability
to read, analyze, and interpret common professional journals and medical
documents. Ability to respond to common
inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the
medical community. Ability to write
reports that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to co-workers,
licensed healthcare professionals, communications center personnel,
supervisors, managers and administrators.
Ability to listen actively and comprehend the meaning of communications
with co-workers, licensed healthcare professionals, communications center
personnel, supervisors, managers and administrators.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure,
using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute drug dosages based on patient weight in
kilograms, IV infusion rates using various types of tubing and interpret
various charts and graphs.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability
to define problems, collect and analyze both subjective and objective data,
establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive
variety of physiological and psychological signs and symptoms and process
subtle and well as specific variables.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES,
REGISTRATIONS
California Driver’s
License, Unrestricted California State Licensed Registered Nurse, Basic Cardiac
Life Support Provider, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider, Pediatric
Advanced Life Support Provider.
Specialty certification (CEN, CCRN, MICN, etc.) in at least one area.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The
physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties
of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle,
or feel and talk or hear. The employee
frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to
climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or
move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception,
and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The
work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties
of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to
fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical
shock. The noise level in the work
environment is usually moderate.
