**It's more than a career, it's a calling** MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Transport **Worker Type:** Regular **Job Highlights:** Hours: One 12 hour shift from 7p-7a and one 24 hour shift from 7a-7a. Weekend requirement: 36 hours per 4 week period. $20,000 sign on bonus available for eligible applicants. **Job Summary:** Functions as an interdisciplinary team member for neonatal/pediatric specialty team transports. Collaborates with high-risk OB specialty RNs for maternal transport. Collaborates to provide exceptional care during ground and air transports of acute or critically ill/injured neonatal, pediatric, and maternal patients; guided by clinical assessment, critical thinking, established patient care guidelines (PCGs) and in-direct medical control. Manages customer service and experience by collaborating with team members for education and process improvement initiatives, patient care documentation, and equipment readiness. **Job Responsibilities and Requirements:** PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES + Utilizes transport and critical care equipment in a competent manner. + Performs or assists with Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) skills during patient care including, but not limited to, intubation, PIV placement and maintenance, naso/oral/pharyngeal suctioning, application of advanced respiratory care modalities. + Develops plan of care based on patient status and diagnosis and provides respiratory care services in accordance with specific physician's orders, department policy and procedures and guidelines. + Assists and performs daily inventory of equipment on ambulance, aircraft, in storerooms and equipment bags. Assists with care, calibration and maintenance of all equipment. Processes equipment per established cleaning/sterilization procedures. + Maintains thorough patient care documentation according to the standard outlined by department and ministry policy. + Implements and monitors patient care plan and equipment. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition. + Acts as a preceptor and/or participates in orientation of new employees and students as assigned. + Participates/attends in-house education, outreach education, department process improvement projects. Undertakes and maintains projects to include research and publishing opportunities. + Maintains awareness of current issues related to transport medicine through participation in professional activities, i.e. national, state legislative-elected or appointed. + Maintains currency and documentation of prescribed education, certifications and licensures. + Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. + Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION + Associate's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience EXPERIENCE + Two year's critical care experience PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS + Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication. + Constant standing and walking. + Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. + Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry. + Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. + Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors. + Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. + Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. + Occasional lifting/moving of patients. + Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. + Occasional driving. + Rare crawling and running. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin + Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) + And + Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) + And + Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) + And + Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) + And + Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) + And + Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) **Work Shift:** Night Shift (United States of America) **Job Type:** Employee **Department:** 8074000010 Patient Transportation **Scheduled Weekly Hours:** 36 **Benefits:** SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs. + **Paid Parental Leave** **:** we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). + **Flexible Payment Options:** our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. + **Upfront Tuition Coverage** : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. 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