As a Flight Nurse at Life Link III, you’ll join an elite team of flight paramedics and pilots, delivering advanced, life-saving care with top-of-the-line equipment in air medical transport. Experience a high level of autonomy as you assess and stabilize critically ill or injured patients, performing advanced procedures and ensuring their safe journey to specialized medical facilities. In this fast-paced, rewarding role, you’ll rely on your advanced critical care nursing expertise, mastery of complex interventions, and exceptional communication—where every mission makes a difference.
Your impact:
- Provide advanced critical care to patients with life-threatening conditions during air medical transport
- Assess, stabilize, and manage trauma, cardiac, respiratory, and pediatric emergencies in flight
- Perform advanced procedures within scope of practice and manage complex patient conditions in alignment with medical protocols
- Administer medications, IV fluids, and blood products per guidelines and established protocols
- Constantly reassess patient conditions, modify care plans, and adapt interventions to the evolving clinical status during flight
- Ensure safety throughout all phases of transport in collaboration with pilot and flight nurse
- Collaborate closely with flight nurses, pilots, and other professionals to ensure optimal patient outcomes during transport
- Maintains clear and continuous communication with receiving hospitals, pre-hospital care providers, and family members as necessary
- Participate in pre-flight safety checks, post flight debriefings and maintain equipment readiness
- Document patient care accurately and support quality improvement initiatives
- Maintain critical care skills through ongoing training
Your Qualifications:
- Current Minnesota and Wisconsin RN Licenses (both required at time of hire)
- MN based RNs must have ND license - Wisconsin based RNs must have MI RN and MI EMT licensure (EMT may be completed when offered after hire)
- BLS, ACLS, PALS certifications required
- Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) required within 18 months of hire date
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification will be required after hire date
- FEMA certification for ICS 100, 200
- Minimum of 3 years recent (within the previous 5 years) critical care or emergency nursing experience with a focus on high-acuity, critical patient care, including expertise in managing severe trauma, acute cardiac conditions, respiratory failure, and complex neonatal/pediatric cases
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
- Prior critical care experience that involved a comprehensive understanding of advanced life support techniques, pharmacological therapies, invasive procedures, and emergency interventions
- Prior exposure to high-acuity, multi-system trauma, including shock, severe head injuries, and complex cardiac emergencies, is essential
- Must maintain a flight crew weight of 230 lbs or less, fully dressed in flight required gear
- Valid driver’s license
- Ability to maintain airport security access credentials (where applicable)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field
- Pre-hospital or air medical flight experience
- Trauma certifications (TPATC, TNCC)
- 5 years of ICU, critical care experience
- Experience with adult and pediatric patient populations, including neonates, is highly preferred
What We Offer:
- Base Pay Rate: $43.35 - $51.57 per hour, based on experience
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage starting the first of the month following date of hire
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer match
- 401k with employer match fully vested
- Generous paid leave and paid time off to foster work/life balance
- Life, disability, critical illness, and accident insurance
- Tuition/Training reimbursement program
