Department Summary:The Boston Children's Hospital Critical Care Transport Team employs experienced registered nurses to provide safe, efficient, family-centered care to patients requiring critical care in transit. The nurse works under the direction of the team's medical director, utilizing patient care protocols and transport policies to deliver optimal, evidence-based care in the mobile environment.
Key Responsibilities:- Total clinical nursing care of stable and unstable critically ill children during transportation – both ground and air transports.
- Communicating coordinating care with multidisciplinary team members from sending and receiving facilities.
- 36hrs; rotating days/nights and every third weekend.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:- A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is required.
Experience:- A minimum 3 years ICU or ED experience is required
- EMT experience preferred.
Licensure/ Certifications:- Current Massachusetts license as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- PALS/NRP/ACLS/EMT certification required within first year of employment and CCRN certification required within 2 years of employment.
*Sign-on bonus of $5,000.00 (who have not worked at BCH in the past 2 years.) Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.