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May 4, 2011
Cool job: Flight nurse Jeff Richey
Jeff Richey, right, and his Seattle-based Airlift Northwest team unload a patient from a EC135 helicopter. (Therese Frare)
What do you do? I am a flight nurse and regional manager for Airlift Northwest, an air ambulance company that transports about 3,500 patients a year by helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft.
Best part of the job? Being able to help critically ill or injured patients and bring them to a tertiary hospital. Whether it is in the San Juan islands or southeast Alaska, I feel that this job makes a difference in their outcomes.
How do you become a flight nurse? We require five years of critical-care experience ... and a professional certification like Certified Emergency Room Nurse, Critical Care Registered Nurse or Certified Flight Nurse.
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