Title: Registered Nurse (RN), Site Lead
Location: San Antonio, TX
Position Type: Full Time
Contract: GSA
Education Level: Registered Nursing Certificate
Job Category: Health Care
Start Date: May 23, 2025
Our Company Promise
We are committed to providing our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Vighter’s Mission is to provide efficient, fast, high quality healthcare staffing to our clients. Our Culture’s 5 key elements are crucial to the effectiveness of our employees in accomplishing our mission. The key elements include:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Personability
- Transparency
- Responsiveness
Creating and cultivating this Culture within the organization is our commitment to our employees. Above all, Vighter employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude that they are expected to share externally with every Vighter Client and Customer.
Summary:
At Vighter, we take pride in partnering with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement teams to deliver compassionate healthcare services to ICE detainees and immigrant personnel waiting for asylum. We are seeking dedicated Flight Registered Nurses (RNs) to join our team as Site Leads at the hub in San Antonio, TX and provide exceptional patient care and accountability. Site Leads typically have demonstrated proficiency and availability with previous service as a full time Flight Registered Nurse.
Vighter requires Registered Nurses to provide in-flight nursing services to DHS/ICE detainees being repatriated to their countries of origin. The RN will review medical records to determine if detainees can fly and will provide general nursing services during the flight. The employee must be able to make decisions in accordance with protocols as this position is granted a high degreeof autonomy. The employee must successfully complete a 7-year criminal background investigationwithin the previous 12 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for performing a variety of unusual and complex professional tasks without the benefit of close guidance.
- Independently establishes criteria, formulates approaches, and evaluates efforts.
- Responsibilities are at the journeyman level in professional nursing in a correctional health environment.
- Assumes responsibility as the sole medical provider of care for Federal detainees with stable, unstable, and complex medical conditions.
- Independently develops and implements a comprehensive plan to meet the actual and anticipated medical needs of detainee (client) and aircraft crew.
- Anticipates and acquires resources needed for routine and unexpected medical incidents, including medical emergencies in flight.
- Proper judgment is required to prevent delays in service provision, avoid serious adverse impact on the health status of individuals and the population served, and reduce waste efforts and resources.
- Judgmental failure could seriously affect the health status of one or more individuals
- Review patient information while ensuring compliance with established protocols for the transportation of detainees by air.
- Administer approved medications.
- Provide medical/nursing services during flight operations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Experience & Education:
- Registered Nurse Diploma.
- One year of current experience as a Registered Nurse preferably with ICU or ER experience plus one year of full time Flight Registered Nurse (RN) under this contract.
- Current BLS certification is required, ACLS is a preferred certification.
- U.S. Passport is required and may be used as an I-9 verification document.
Qualifications
- The provider shall possess the required qualification/elements to be privileged and/or credentialed in accordance with the VetPro, background checks, fingerprinting, badging, annual fit testing, and pre-employment and annual drug testing.
- The contractor’s credentials/qualifications are subject to review by Vighter staff. These qualifications at a minimum will be based on Joint Commission (JC), or equivalent, quality standards for training, education, and competency.
- Must have exceptional customer service skills.
- Must be verbally proficient in both English and Spanish (waiverable).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
These KSAs are both requirements and things that will help you to be successful with Vighter and the facility where you will work:
- Can provide complex and comprehensive nursing care for adult and children medical patients.
- Verbal and written proficiency in English and Spanish is highly encouraged.
- Ability to navigate an electronic work environment, electronic health records, web-based training, and electronic communications.
- Moderate proficiency in, common Microsoft Office Suite programs, to include Apple (iPhones/iPads), iOS operating system, Pages and Numbers applications (iOS), Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint.
- Functional proficiency and ability to document patient-centered health care in the required electronic health record or electronic medical record, in the required format (narrative notes), in a timely manner, and in compliance with contract policy and guidance.
- A deep sense of purpose and dedication to the United States and our U.S. Military Veterans, their Families, and other patients as assigned.
- Occasional schedule availability, with willingness to pick up additional shifts as needed. The desired end state is no flights canceled due to lack of manpower, 95-100% staffing and service to the patients to whom we provide care.
- An unshakeable adherence to quality and continuous process improvement.
- An apolitical, patient-centered focus that drives to enhanced care and patient satisfaction
- Knowledge of regulations (HIPAA/Privacy Act) regarding the confidentiality of patient medical records and information as well as Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
Duty Hours / On-call Requirements
- Generally speaking, Flights are scheduled a minimum of one week out. Show time to the flight line is a minimum of 60-90 minutes prior to wheels up (mission dependent, show times will be published by Program Management personnel.
- Generally, most flights leave early morning and return to the U.S. the same day. However, there are times when maintenance, refueling, or weather may cause paid delays at home or abroad.
- Flights canceled are non-compensable to flight nurses or crews. We strive to give as much notice as possible in the event of a flight delay or cancelation
- Position has availabilities to work day, evening and night shifts. Availability during weekends and holidays is a possibility. Advanced notice will be provided for scheduling purposes.
- We try our best to accommodate your schedule, so please inform Vighter of your desired schedule limitations in advance. All Flight Nurses start as part time and work to full time selection by the site leads and Project Manager.
Work Environment
- Exciting, fast-paced work environment, flight line to foreign country and return.
- Days / Nights schedule with occasional early and on-call duties. The are occasional early, or “red eye,” flights with show times of 12:00 a.m. (midnight) – 2:00 a.m.
- Supportive team of healthcare professionals and administrative staff.
- Opportunity to work with diverse populations, including immigration, asylum and underserved communities.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to sit for more than 8 hours per day.
- Must be willing to work overtime if necessary.
- Must be able to use an elevator or walk up & down stairs.
- Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. and carry up to 10 feet.
- Must be able to routinely grasp or handle objects, use finger dexterity, bend elbows/knees and reach above and below shoulders.
- Must be able to read and interpret handwritten and typewritten print.
- Must be able to communicate by voice and detect sound by ear.
- Must be able to perform duties in an indoor office or outdoor environment.
- Must be able to pass a criminal background investigation.
- Must undergo urine drug screening (UDS).
Travel:
- Frequent travel by air to international locations will be a routine part of the job.
- Must possess a valid U.S. passport.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, weekly pay and comprehensive benefits package, with Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for W2 full time employees.
- Company-paid basic Life and AD&D insurance. Best in class rates for Voluntary life insurance.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Professional development opportunities.
- SCA employees: Health & Welfare paid in cash (with proof of ACA-compliant health insurance from the open market or Vighter, LLC) Employee may use H&W funds to offset any benefits premiums, fund their 401(a) retirement account or a combination of the two.
- POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD/OPTION YEAR APPROVAL.
Vighter LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
In accordance with recent Executive Orders (EO 14151, EO 14168 and EO 14173,) Vighter LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Contact us: HR@Vighter.com
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