SUMMARY: Under direction, to plan, organize and direct pre-hospital care operations at ACMC, and to do related work as required.DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification.
However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level.
Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the classification.1.
Establishes, implements, and evaluates, in conjunction with hospital management and the Office of Emergency Services, ACMC’s policies and procedures relative to pre-hospital care.2.
Monitors compliance with certification and recertification requirements; identifies deficiencies/problems in the Advanced Life Support operation and take corrective action.3.
Collects vital data on a daily basis, reviews written documentation, and listens to taped pre-hospital care conversations in order to evaluate technical competence and completeness of a care delivered by Advanced Life Support personnel.4.
Identifies needs and provides education/training programs for ACMC and Nursing Staff, provider agencies, receiving hospitals, and public safety personnel within the Advanced Life Support zone; orientates new personnel to the Advanced Life Support operation and prepares performance evaluations on new Mobile Intensive Care Nurses assigned to the Unit.5.
Functions as a resource person to the community on matters pertaining to ACMC’s operation.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Education: Graduate of an accredited Nursing program required; Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.Minimum Experience: Two years of experience as a Clinical Nurse II with AHS or the equivalent of three years full-time professional nursing experience in a large acute facility in the clinical area of application.
(NOTE: a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited school may be substituted for one year of the required experience.).Required Licenses/Certifications: ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification issued by AHA American Heart Association.Required Licenses/Certifications: BLS Basic Life Support Certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.Required Licenses/Certifications: CPI Crisis Prevention Intervention Training (required for all positions at John George Psychiatric Pavilion; and certain positions in the Emergency Department).Required Licenses/Certifications: MICN Mobile Intensive Care Nursing certification (required for certain positions).Required Licenses/Certifications: NRP Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification AHA American Heart Association (required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies).Required Licenses/Certifications: PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification AHA American Heart Association (Required for Emergency Department or if overseeing or providing pediatric care on a regular basis).Required Licenses/Certifications: TNCC Trauma Nurse Core Course (Required for Emergency department).
Required Licenses/Certifications: Valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.Highland General HospitalALS Base StationFull TimeVariesNursingFTE: 1