Registered Nurse (RN) - Transport
Interim Healthcare
Sunrise, FL

RN - Patient Transport

Bus transport nurse 1:1 needed immediately leaving from Lawrenceville twice per day General Purpose: The Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, directing, providing and evaluating nursing care to patients in accordance with facility/department policies, procedures, clinical guidelines, physician's orders, and established standards of practice. Essential Functions: * Maintains knowledge of emergency management procedures * Documents assessments and interventions using school approved forms or online documentation system * Follows protocols for care of students with autism, seizures and other comorbidities * Administers and documents emergency and/or PRN medications per nursing process Minimum Education & Experience Requirements: * Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. * One (1) year of nursing experience in emergency, pediatrics and/or school nursing * An active license issued by the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs as Registered Professional Nurse (RN) * Able to provide proof of current Basic Life Support (BLS) training including adults, children and infants. Additional trainingsmay be required dependent upon specialty or facility requirements. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required: * Meets the requirements of federal and/or state criminal and abuse background checks where applicable. * Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English with all levels of the healthcare team, both clinical and non-clinical. * Demonstrated ability to perform and prioritize multiple functions or tasks. * Demonstrated ability to effectively deal with multiple changes. * Able to work as a member of a team, including but not limited to managing stress appropriately, making decisions under pressure, and handling multiple priorities. * Able to manage anger/fear/hostility/violence of self and others. * Proof of valid driver's license if applicable. * Meets applicable health requirements to provide patient care. Working Conditions & Physical Effort: * Work is performed in various health care settings and not limited to clinics, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, doctor's offices or occupational settings. * Work environment involves frequent exposure to communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens and/or potentially infectious or hazardous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment (e.g. face masks, goggles, latex or non latex gloves). * Work environment may involve occasional exposure to potential electrical shock, and to x-ray/electromagnetic energy. * Able to spend varying amounts of time sitting, standing and walking. * Able to frequently lift, reposition, and transfer clients and to stand, bend, stoop, squat, kneel and reach freely and assist clients with standing and walking. * Sufficient endurance to perform the required physical and mental tasks over long periods of time. * Requires normal, correctable vision and hearing and the ability to identify and distinguish colors. * Requires excellent hand-eye coordination and fine motor function necessary to operate equipment safely and calculate/prepare medications and other procedures. * Able to successfully work in areas that are confined and/or crowded. * Medium physical activity may require frequent lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs.