Registered Nurse (RN) - Assistant Manager, Flight Nurse or Critical Care Flight Nurse
Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, CA
Evenings

1.0 FTE   Full time   Evening - 10 Hour   R   Onsite   10 Med Transport Lifeflight   Other   PALO ALTO, 300 Pasteur Dr, California

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Evening - 10 Hour (United States of America)

Assistant Patient Care Manager (RN) – Stanford Life Flight
Palo Alto, California

WHY Join Stanford Life Flight?
• Life Flight is part of the world-renowned Stanford Health Care hospital system. A CAMTS accredited, premier air medical transport program, Life Flight transports highly complex critical care patients and scene-response trauma patients to Stanford and other Bay Area hospitals.

Managers that are part of this unit serve on the front lines with opportunities to:
o Work closely with some of the most highly trained and experienced Flight Nurse teams and pilots in the nation.
o Train and innovate with some of the most sophisticated equipment in air medical services.
o Be a representative of Life Flight to our community and pre-hospital partners throughout the Bay Area.
• Provide quality care to patients, engaged with staff in professional development, collaborate with other departments on unit projects.
• Be Part of a Tight Knit Team: Our Stanford Life Flight team is tight knit, collaborative and supportive as they provide top tier care for patients. Life Flight allows and encourages Managers to pursue growth opportunities through education and the multitude of resources at Stanford Health Care. Key roles are in the development of our staff, oversight of quality patient care, innovate and develop new clinical capabilities, and lead our teams in support of Life Flight’s highly-respected safety culture.

• Opportunities to Grow: Managers in our Life Flight have access to:
o $2,000 a year in continued education funds that you can use to go to the top conference in your field each year, to use for advanced certifications, or to go back to school.
o Program onboarding
o Leadership orientation
o Leadership development courses

This is a Stanford Health Care job.

A Brief Overview

The Life Flight Assistant Patient Care Manager is responsible for assisting the Life Flight Patient Care Manager with program management, clinical management and supervision and administrative coordination of the Stanford Life Flight air medical program. The position supports the Patient Care Manager in promoting the achievement of Life Flight’s goals and objectives, including but not limited to, Safety, Business Development, Training/Education, and program financial management.

This position works in a supportive manner as a resource for the patient care unit(s) and as a representative for the Patient Care Manager. Typically assigned responsibility for supervising Life Flight staff and operations and/or for coordinating one or more administrative functions as assigned by the Patient Care Manager, ensuring consistent implementation and monitoring of organizational policies and standards of care, their work involves a

combination of clinical (patient care) and administrative responsibilities.

The Assistant Patient Care Manager provides consistent and timely information and feedback to the Patient Care Manager and is responsible for knowledge and application of all personnel policies and requirements of the collective bargaining agreements. Assistant Patient Care Managers differ from Patient Care Managers in that the latter are unit managers with total responsibility and accountability for one or more patient care units or services.

Locations
Stanford Health Care

What you will do

• Assists in the performance of the operational aspects of Stanford Life Flight while providing mentoring and leadership.
• Support to the Life Flight staff, Pilots, Mechanics and associated Communications teams.
• Supervises the provision of quality, therapeutic and cost-effective patient care in accordance with standards of practice, hospital protocols, policies and procedures, national accreditation standards as determined by the Commission on Accreditation of medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) and desired patient outcomes.
• Assists Patient Care Manager in administrative/management functions and assumes the duties and responsibilities of the Patient Care Manager as delegated and/or in the case of absence.
• Coordinates and directs the Life Flight operations acting on behalf of the Patient Care Manager.
• Facilitates orientation, training and ongoing staff development; assists in coaching, developing and corrective action of personnel as appropriate; participates in ongoing and annual evaluation of employee performance. Facilitates the effective delivery of competent, compassionate care by monitoring and evaluating patient care processes and outcomes to facilitate smooth workflow and desired outcomes on the patient care unit(s). Interprets to staff the application and implementation of the philosophy, objectives, policies, and procedures of the unit(s), department, and organization; communicates expectations and monitors staff performance. Participates in unit goal and program planning, development, and evaluation of programs and
• special projects as assigned; participates in and supports continuous quality, process, and performance improvement and risk management programs.
• Provides competent and compassionate patient care (appropriate to age and condition of the patient), serving as a role model and mentor; and assists with unit workload.
• Serves as a liaison to the Patient Care Manager.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
• Masters degree or equivalent preferred.

Experience Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years air medical transport experience.
• Two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience and leadership roles.
• ECMO and other MCS support in transport strongly preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to contribute to health care policy formulation when working in partnership with a multidisciplinary team of health care Providers.
• Ability to utilize or become facile with technology systems, use of data reporting, collection and organization. Familiarity with ePCR, Epic, and CAD systems.
• Ability to delegate responsibly to others, activities according to ability, level of preparation, the standards of practice and regulatory guidelines.
• Ability to develop programs and lead process improvement projects.
• Ability to establish the strategic direction and business plans for a functional group.
• Ability to initiate and implement change conducive to the improvement of the quality and safety of patient care delivery.
• Ability to provide leadership, influence others to meet patient needs and achieve shared goals, to effectively prioritize system.
• resources to provide quality and valued patient care, promote cooperative behaviors, act as a role model, resource and mentor.
• Ability to supervise, coach, mentor, train, and evaluate work results.
• Ability to use information and keep abreast of developments in technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making in patient care.
• Knowledge of current theories, principles, practices, standards, emerging technologies, techniques and approaches in the nursing profession, and the health care system, and the responsibility and accountability for the outcome of practice.
• Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit standards, protocols, policies and procedures governing the provision of nursing care in the area of assignment.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of organization, administration, fiscal and personnel management essential to the practice of nursing in the larger context of health care.
• Knowledge of principles, practices and current trends in health care and hospital system organization and administration sufficient to provide clinical management, leadership, coordination, and operational direction for assigned areas of responsibility.

Licenses and Certifications

• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure And/Or Compact State Licensure

• BLS, ACLS and PALS

These principles apply to ALL employees:

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience


Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.



You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $81.53 - $108.02 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.