Air Medical Crew - Pool Flight Nurse - Grande Prairie

We fight as innovators. As boundary-pushers. We fight as world leaders in emergency medical care. We fight because every life is worth it. When our first helicopter took flight in 1985, we radically changed the way critical care was delivered. Our crews comprise of life-saving professionals that receive advanced medical training to save lives. Every patient aboard a STARS helicopter is in the care of crews who excel and are innovative in their roles. Totally patient-centered, we’re finding ways to get to the people who need us, no matter where they are. From improving our reach in rural areas to leveraging technology, we’re finding ways to bridge the gap and make the impossible, possible. It means using advanced technology stocked on board every STARS helicopter, it means equipping our teams with the right tools to ensure our patients receive the highest level of care available.

STARS is a charitable, non-profit organization that flies over 3,000 missions each year providing time, hope and life-saving care for the critically ill and injured. If you care about doing work that makes an impact in people’s lives, we want to hear from you.

Air Medical Crew – Pool Flight Nurse - Grande Prairie, Alberta Base

Position Summary

Reporting to the Clinical Operations Manager, the Flight Nurse will work with a team of highly skilled medical providers specializing in the care of critically ill and injured patients. In addition to continuing education and professional development, STARS is also involved in research endeavours to enhance emergency medical response. The team of a Critical Care Nurse and Registered Advanced Care Paramedic are supplemented with the presence of a Transport Physician either in person or on-line, to provide high quality care and service, which includes rapid response assessment, intervention, and safe transport of critically ill or injured patients of all ages from the scene of an accident or during inter-facility transfer. This service is provided twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days per week. Mission response will regularly be in a helicopter but may also be in a fixed wing aircraft or ground ambulance as needed.

Please note: Candidates must live in or are willing to travel to Grande Prairie, Alberta for shifts.

Key Responsibilities

• The Registered Nurse will perform within the Scope of Practice as set out by the STARS Medical Director and accepted by the Medical Community and professional regulatory bodies;
• May be assigned a variety of projects and tasks in addition to the responsibilities of an Air Medical Crew;
• Support the Clinical Operations Team on projects involving quality, safety, and critical care protocols;
• Participate in fundraising and public relations activities as required;
• You live in, or are willing to travel to Grande Prairie, Alberta for shifts;
• You are licensed to practice in Alberta.
• Travel and accommodation for inter-base travel is compensated as per the STARS travel policy.

Critical Competencies

• Demonstrated competency in requisite skills;
• Problem solving ability;
• Ability to multi-task;
• Demonstrate patient-centric philosophy;
• Interpersonal skills to facilitate therapeutic interaction with patients, families, and referral and receiving medical personnel;
• Be an effective team player with the ability to collaborate with other health care professionals within a multidisciplinary team to achieve excellence in patient care;
• Demonstrate effective leadership and mentoring qualities;
• Able to competently prepare complex patient care records, understand and communicate technical terminology and methodology to team members, recruits, trainees and non-medical staff;
• Able to participate in groups and teams as both a peer and a leader as required;
• Strong written and verbal communications skills essential for communicating within the STARS organization as well as with external partners.

Education and Experience

• Current Registered Nurse;
• Valid CPR certificate;
• Current certification of STARS Advanced Skills Institute (ASI) and education requirements in good standing (for internal applicants) or equivalent certifications including ACLS, ITLS and PALS;
• Instructor or coordinator status in ACLS, ITLS, and PALS is an asset;
• Graduate of the STARS Critical Care and Transport Medicine Academy is an asset;
• Basic to intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Office applications supplemented by ability to utilize data base(s) as required;
• A minimum of 3-5 years of extensive experience in advanced care in a critical care environment;
• Experience in an air medical environment is an asset.

What we offer!

We offer a competitive salary based on education and experience and so much more. More importantly you will be a key member of the STARS organization and a link in our ability to execute our mission of saving lives safely within the chain of survival. As this position has been identified as safety sensitive, employment of the preferred candidate will be conditional upon successful completion of required pre-employment alcohol and drug assessment. If you are interested in this career opportunity, please be sure to apply by November 11, 2024.