Overview:
History of the Company: Superior Ambulance Service started in 1959 with one ambulance and today is the largest independent, locally owned, and operated emergency medical services provider in the Midwest. Superior employs more than 3,500 licensed EMTs, Paramedics, and Nurses, operating a fleet of more than 800 ambulances throughout Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Superior also provides Critical Care, helicopter, and fixed wing emergency medical transportation.
Superior Ambulance Service is seeking to hire Critical Care Nurses with proven leadership skills and years of experience to join the Illinois Critical Care Division. We are a progressive transport team affiliated with academic Adult and Pediatric Level I Trauma and Transplant Centers in the Chicagoland area. Nurses will work collaboratively with CCT personnel to provide high-quality pre-hospital and inter-facility advanced life support including assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established.

Responsibilities:

• Provide high quality care to patients in the transport environment under the direction of the Program Medical Director and the referring and/or receiving Physician in accordance with Critical Care policies, protocols and standards of care.
• Autonomously evaluate critically ill or injured patients of all age groups (pediatric through adult), provide therapeutic intervention, emergency interventions, and preparation for interfacility ground transport.
• Maintain clinical proficiency across all aspects of the Critical Care Division’s scope of practice including care of patients with neurological emergencies, cardiac emergencies, pediatric emergencies, obstetrical emergencies, traumatic emergencies, and any other patient populations transported by the Critical Care Division.
• Complete and maintain currency in all areas of safety education as required by Superior Ambulance and other healthcare partners.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills with all external and internal customers, including patients and their families, hospital staff, the community, other Superior Ambulance staff and Critical Care administration. Represents the CCT program and Superior Ambulance in a professional manner.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of critical care experience (ICU, ED, Transport)
• State RN license
• AHA BLS, ACLS, PALS, Neonatal Resuscitation & Advanced Trauma e.g., PHTLS, ITLS, TNCC, TNS, or TPATC Certification
• Associates Degree in Nursing

Desired Qualifications:

• 5 years of critical care experience (ICU, ED, Transport)
• Specialty Board Certification (CCRN, CEN, CTRN, CFRN)
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
• Experience managing ventilators, IV pumps, cardiac assist devices, invasive pressure monitoring, & chest tubes
• Prior transport experience (ground or air)
• Leadership experience e.g., Educator, Preceptor, Charge Nurse

SUPERIOR AMBULANCE SERVICE IS COMMITTED TO ATTRACTING AND RETAINING THE BEST TALENT. WE ARE AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. M/F/D/V

Salary or Wage Range: USD $41.50 - USD $52.50 /Hr. rates offered based on years of experience and full time scheduled template

• Provide high quality care to patients in the transport environment under the direction of the Program Medical Director and the referring and/or receiving Physician in accordance with Critical Care policies, protocols and standards of care.
• Autonomously evaluate critically ill or injured patients of all age groups (pediatric through adult), provide therapeutic intervention, emergency interventions, and preparation for interfacility ground transport.
• Maintain clinical proficiency across all aspects of the Critical Care Division’s scope of practice including care of patients with neurological emergencies, cardiac emergencies, pediatric emergencies, obstetrical emergencies, traumatic emergencies, and any other patient populations transported by the Critical Care Division.
• Complete and maintain currency in all areas of safety education as required by Superior Ambulance and other healthcare partners.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills with all external and internal customers, including patients and their families, hospital staff, the community, other Superior Ambulance staff and Critical Care administration. Represents the CCT program and Superior Ambulance in a professional manner