Flight Registered Nurse, RN

Banner Health

Flight RN providing rotor-wing critical care and emergency transport for Banner Health’s nonprofit hospital system. Stabilizing patients and performing advanced procedures across Arizona transport bases.

Posted 8/10/2026full-timeMesa • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in providing emergent and critical care to patients, including advanced procedures such as intubation and central line placement. Holds necessary certifications and licenses, ensuring compliance with state regulations and maintaining high standards of patient care during transport.

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Current RN LicenseACLS CertificationPALS CertificationBLS CertificationCritical Care Experience

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Hard Skills

Advanced Airway ManagementCentral Line PlacementChest Tube PlacementIntubationCricothyrotomyI/O PlacementArterial Line PlacementNeonatal ResuscitationPatient AssessmentCritical Thinking

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationAutonomous PracticeProblem-SolvingSynthesis of Information

Tools & Technologies

Ground AmbulanceRotor Wing TransportFixed Wing Transport

Certifications & Qualifications

ACLSPALSBLSNRPCFRN

Industry Keywords

Critical CareEmergency DepartmentPatient TransportContinuity of CareOperational Constraints

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide comprehensive emergent and critical care to critically ill or injured patients before and during transport
Stabilize chronically and acutely ill or injured patients for hospital transport
Provide care in ground ambulances and other transport modalities when air transport is not possible
Independently assess patients, administer medications and perform procedures
Collaborate with health team members and healthcare teams at other facilities to ensure continuity of care
Communicate with hospitals, EMS, police and fire departments, patients, families and external contacts
Complete annual education requirements
Perform advanced procedures including chest tubes, central lines, I/O placement, cricothyrotomy and intubation
Operate assigned vehicles and provide safe, reliable and timely transport when applicable
Develop safe transport solutions under operational constraints
Synthesize and prioritize information from multiple sources to support patients and families

Requirements

What you’ll need

Current, valid RN license in the state of hire and compact status for any other states the program serves
ACLS, PALS and BLS certifications required upon hire
Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) card required before assuming clinical responsibilities
Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) required within 30 months of hire if hired on or before 10/9/25, or within 24 months if hired after 10/9/25
Minimum of three years of Critical Care and/or Emergency Department experience
Maintain flight duty weight of less than 225 pounds in plain clothes
Training and competency in advanced procedures including central line placement, advanced airway, chest tube placement, arterial lines and umbilical lines before assuming clinical responsibilities
Demonstrated critical thinking skills and autonomous practice through testing during the interview and orientation process
Ability to perform physical requirements in confined spaces and potentially adverse environmental conditions
Bachelor’s degree preferred
Rotor wing, fixed wing or ground critical care transport experience desired
Colorado employees only: valid driver’s license on date of hire and thereafter

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefit package for all benefit-eligible positions
Annual education requirements and training
Flight training in Denton, TX
Drug-free work environment