Pac West Float Flight Nurse

Overview

Air Methods is seeking an experienced Flight Nurse to join our Float Pool team, supporting bases across California, Nevada, and Arizona
. This is a unique opportunity for clinicians who love to travel and want the flexibility to work in multiple locations while making a direct impact on critical care transport.

• Provide high-quality patient care from initial contact through transport to the accepting facility.
• Support flight teams at multiple bases, ensuring safety is the top priority on every mission.
• Maintain competency in advanced procedures, critical care, and aviation safety.
• Collaborate with EMS, hospitals, and clinical teams across the region.
• Work a flexible schedule with 24-hour shifts, assigned 4–8 weeks in advance by centralized scheduling.

• Minimum 1 year of full-time flight nursing experience
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• CFRN certification (required).
• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing; BSN preferred.
• Current RN license(s) with multi-state or compact license preferred.
• At least 3 years of recent critical care or emergency nursing experience within the last 5 years.
• Strong critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to travel frequently and adapt to different base operations.

• Be part of a mission-driven team where every flight matters.
• Gain exposure to diverse patient populations and flight operations.
• Competitive pay and benefits with opportunities for professional growth.

If you’re an experienced Flight Nurse ready for adventure and committed to excellence in patient care, we’d love to connect with you.

Responsible for providing high quality care including assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by Air Methods Community Base Services (CBS) Medical Director(s). You’ll assess the nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize the care needed for safe transport of the critical patient to the appropriate facility and are responsible for carrying out the mission and goals of Air Methods CBS assuring that safety remains the highest priority throughout the transport continuum.

This position supports multiple Clinical Flight Teams at bases in all regions where currently licensed.

• Provides nursing care within his/her scope of practice from the initial contact until patient care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility; maintains thorough patient care documentation.
• Maintains competency in knowledge and psychomotor skills by participating in ongoing laboratory and clinical experiences. Communicates educational needs to the Clinical Education Team. Maintains documentation of required licensure, certifications, continuing education, aviation and safety training, OSHA and HIPAA training, clinical rotations, and advanced procedures and attends continuing education programs pertinent to his/her area of practice.
• Knowledgeable in use and routine maintenance of all equipment and supplies used by Air Methods CBS. Responsible for reporting medical equipment failures and taking initial steps to insure repair of equipment as directed. Maintains adequate supplies onboard aircraft to deliver patient care. Keeps aircraft clean and orderly to insure rapid response to all transport requests.
• Functions as a medical flight member by attending pre-mission briefings and mission debriefings and completing necessary documentation. Assists in pre-mission liftoff checklist and assists pilot as requested, i.e., radio, navigational, and visual observation activities. Complies with safety standards to assure safety of self, medical personnel, patient, and equipment and conducts aircraft safety briefings as needed.
• Serves as a flight resource to neonatal/pediatric personnel when transporting specialty patients by helicopter and performs advanced skills and procedures as approved by Air Methods CBS Medical Director(s).
• Participates in patient and referring institution follow-up and in planned outreach marketing and education activities.
• Acts as a preceptor and/or participates in orientation of new employees and students as assigned and…