Registered Nurse - Critical Care Transport at Novant Health, Winston-Salem, NC
Registered Nurse - Critical Care Transport at Novant Health in Winston-Salem, NC. Full-time. Est. up to $40k. Apply with swipeandhired.
[Registered Nurse]
What We Offer
Critical Care Transport is a highly specialized team responsible for safely transporting critically ill or injured patients between healthcare facilities while providing advanced critical care throughout the transport. Rather than caring for multiple patients on a hospital unit, you'll focus your attention on one critically ill patient at a time, ensuring they remain stable while receiving the interventions they need during transport.
Why Nurses Choose This Role
- Every transport is different, requiring strong assessment skills, sound clinical judgment, and the ability to make decisions quickly in changing situations.
- Leadership is highly engaged and promotes a positive, collaborative environment where every team member is supported
- Get to practice advanced critical care skills and they value autonomy in their daily role.
- Rather than caring for multiple patients on a hospital unit, you'll focus your attention on one critically ill patient at a time, ensuring they remain stable while receiving the interventions they need during transport.
Department: Critical Care Transport
Location: Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
Schedule: Full-Time, Nightshift (3pm-3am) - Self Scheduling
What You'll Do
- Provide patient-centered care requiring advanced airway management, tracheostomy care, ventilator management, chest compressions, emergency interventions, and other advanced critical care procedures.
- Regularly use skills such as external jugular (EJ) IV insertion and participate in the management of highly complex patients during transport.
- This role is ideal for nurses who enjoy critical care, thrive under pressure, and want to practice with a high level of autonomy while working alongside an experienced transport team.
- Prioritize and manage patient needs in a supportive team environment
What We're Looking For
- Education: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. If your RN nursing license has been inactive, retired or lapsed for five years or more and you have not been licensed in another state during the last five years, successful completion of a Board approved refresher course is required prior to reactivating or reinstating your license. In order to be considered for current licensure status, you must apply for reinstatement within one year of completing the refresher course.
- Experience: One year relevant experience, preferred.
- Licensure/Certification: Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required.
Why Choose Novant Health?
At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.
Job Opening ID
192075