OB Transport RN PRN - Labor & Delivery

Part time

Shift:

Description:

The Specialty Flight Maternal Clinician provides advanced, specialized care to high ‑ risk and critically ill pregnant and postpartum patients during helicopter transport. This role applies expert maternal and critical ‑ care knowledge to rapidly assess, stabilize, and manage patients in the aviation environment under established protocols or direct medical control. When not in flight, the clinician serves as a maternal care resource, supporting clinical readiness, education, and high ‑ quality standards. Primary responsibility is air transport, requiring immediate availability for dispatch. Adheres to MercyOne’s performance expectations and upholds the Mission, Vision, and Values of MercyOne.

• Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
• Perform initial and ongoing assessments of maternal patients with complex healthcare needs in the hospital setting.
• Obtain pertinent maternal and neonatal histories emphasizing risk factors and implications for health concerns.
• Promotes patient-centered care through:
• Implements interventions and treatments consistent with Mercy One protocols and/or medical on-line direction, documenting response to cares and treatments.
• Collaborates with the patient, significant others, rescue personnel and outlying hospital personnel to create a multidisciplinary healthcare team whose goal is to provide care that is continuous and well coordinated.
• Quickly, efficiently, and calmly responds to emergency and critical situations.
• Communicates with patients at a level consistent with age and understanding.
• Documents a comprehensive patient record that is organized and complete reflecting all aspects of care provided.
• Actively participates in evaluating and ensuring safety in and around the aircraft. Direct any safety concerns to the Program Manager, Base Lead Pilot, and/or Safety Officer. Make recommendations for safe practices.
• Completes follow-up on transported patients, providing written and verbal progress reports to the referring agency/physician.
• Professional accountability to maintain performance improvement activities, skills, and certification Maintenance activities and team projects.
• When not transporting and once all responsibilities associated with the program's daily operations have been completed, assist s with patient care in the maternity units and respond s to medical emergencies within MercyOne Children’s Hospital.
• Other duties ass igned.

• Associate degree in nursing required
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Current Iowa RN license, ( MercyOne Genesis, excluding Aledo and DeWitt, - current Registered Nurse (RN) license in either Iowa or Illinois is required at the time of hire. A secondary RN license for the other state must be obtained within 12 months of the hire date.)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a registered nurse in a Level III Labor & Delivery Unit
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certification
• American Heart Association Advanced C ardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider Certification
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Advanced Provider Certification.
• Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Mandatory Reporter Child and Dependent Adult Abuse training within three (3) months of hire.
• AWHONN Critical Care Nursing Course within 1 year of employment as a Maternal Transport Nurse.