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Vighter

Flight Nurse (RN), Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI · On-site

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Registered Nurses (RN) 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 are capable ...

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How much do ice flight nurse jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 17, 2026, the average yearly pay for ice flight nurse in Racine, WI is $102,871.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $79,700.00 and $123,800.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is an ice flight nurse?

An Ice Flight Nurse is a specialized registered nurse who provides emergency medical care to critically ill or injured patients during air transport, often in remote or challenging environments, including icy or Arctic regions. These nurses are highly trained in trauma, critical care, and aviation medicine, ensuring patients are stabilized and monitored while being flown to advanced medical facilities. Ice Flight Nurses often work with flight paramedics and pilots as part of an aeromedical team, and they must be prepared to handle extreme weather, limited resources, and complex medical situations during flights.

What is the difference between Ice Flight Nurse vs Air Ambulance Nurse?

AspectIce Flight NurseAir Ambulance Nurse
CertificationsRegistered Nurse (RN), Critical Care or Emergency Certification, Flight Nurse CertificationRegistered Nurse (RN), Critical Care or Emergency Certification, Flight Nurse Certification
Work EnvironmentCold climates, remote icy locations, high-altitude flights over icy terrainVarious locations, including urban and rural areas, often in fixed-wing or helicopter aircraft
Employer & IndustrySpecialized medevac services operating in icy or Arctic regionsMedical transport companies, hospitals, emergency services

Both Ice Flight Nurses and Air Ambulance Nurses require similar certifications and work in air medical transport. However, Ice Flight Nurses specifically operate in icy, cold environments, often over Arctic or remote icy regions, whereas Air Ambulance Nurses work in a broader range of locations, including urban and rural areas. The key difference lies in the environment and geographic focus of their missions.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an ice flight nurse?

To thrive as an Ice Flight Nurse, you need advanced clinical expertise in critical care or emergency nursing, a nursing degree, and certifications such as CCRN, CEN, and often flight nurse training like CFRN. Familiarity with aeromedical equipment, portable ventilators, and telemedicine systems is typically required. Exceptional decision-making, stress management, and communication skills are crucial for effective patient care during high-pressure medical air transports. These skills and qualifications ensure patient safety, optimal care delivery, and successful outcomes in challenging and unpredictable flight environments.

What are some common challenges faced by an ice flight nurse during patient transport missions?

Ice Flight Nurses often encounter challenges such as rapidly changing weather conditions, limited space and resources aboard the aircraft, and the need to provide critical care in a high-stress, fast-paced environment. They must be adept at making quick clinical decisions and working collaboratively with pilots and other medical professionals under time constraints. Additionally, maintaining clear communication despite environmental noise and turbulence is vital to ensure patient safety and successful outcomes.

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Flight Nurse (RN), Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Vighter

Milwaukee, WI • On-site

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Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, PTO

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Job description

Title: Flight Registered Nurse (RN)
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Position Type: Part time (15-29 hours/week) toFull time (30-40+ hours/week), hourly.
Education Level: Registered Nurse
Job Category: Health Care
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. These elements are:
  • 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:
Vighter is recruiting healthcare professionals (HCPs) to conduct basic screening assessments and provide healthcare services to individuals detained by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) teams during on-ground assessments and during deportation flight missions from Milwaukee, WI. Registered Nurses (RN) 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 are capable of flying 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 degree of autonomy.
HCPs work administratively under the Project Manager and supervisors who collaborate with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Healthcare is delivered in accordance with approved medical protocols and in compliance with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directives.
Vighter's HCPs work alongside uniformed DHS and ICE at numerous locations in Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Arizona, California, Wisconsin and Louisiana. The medical staff must be capable of providing health care services for persons of all ages, to include infants, children, adults, and pregnant females. Candidates must be comfortable working in detention and flight settings. Services may be provided in a field setting with minimal facilities, a soft-sided (tent-type) facility, or a secure detention facility, such as a DHS/ICE Station or outpost collocated with international airports in sector, and in flight between the United States and various other countries. This is an amazing opportunity to work with diverse populations alongside a supportive team of healthcare professionals and administrative staff.
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, & Abilities:
  • Provide in-flight nursing services to DHS/ICE detainees being repatriated to their countries of origin or other asylum locations in Central and South America.
  • Collect and administer approved medications in accordance with doctor's prescribed orders.
  • Review patient information while ensuring compliance with established protocols for the transportation of detainees by air.
  • Provide medical/nursing services during flight operations.
  • Provide patient education on health maintenance and disease prevention; and documents patient care accurately and timely in compliance with Vighter and regulatory standards.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Assumes responsibility as the sole medical provider of care for Federal detainees with stable, unstable, and complex medical conditions, and independently implements and monitors a comprehensive plan to meet the actual and anticipated medical needs of detainee (client) and aircraft crew under the supervision of the RN Site Lead and RN Project Manager.
  • Demonstrate sensitivity to cultural diversity, race, gender, and other individual differences in the workforce, in the detainee population, and in the Community.
  • Participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care delivery.
  • Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
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 Site Lead 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.
Travel:
  • This is an onsite position with the expectation of continuous travel. Work will be conducted at detention facilities and on air assets while in flight.
  • Frequent travel by air to international locations will be a routine part of the job.
  • Must possess a valid U.S. passport.
Pay & Benefits:
  • Comprehensive benefits package that includes Health & Welfare Allowance for SCA employees to offset the cost of Medical, Dental, Vision, and selected voluntary insurance premiums.
  • Employee Basic Life, and AD&D Insurance.
  • Vacation accrual and paid holidays (Per SCA Rules).
Qualifications:
  • Must be able to walk, stand, bend, and/or sit for more than 8 hours per day.
  • Must be able to perform BLS/CPR if necessary and assist patients into/out of a wheelchair.
  • Must be able to perform duties in a stressful and often austere environment without physical limitations.
  • Must be able to use an elevator or walk up and down stairs.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds 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 willing to work day, night, weekdays, weekends, holidays, and overtime if necessary.
  • Must be able to perform duties in an indoor and/or outdoor environment.
  • Must be able to pass a criminal background investigation. Candidate must not have been convicted of, pled guilty to, pled nolo contender to, or received probation prior to judgement for any crime other than a minor traffic violation, the record of which has not been expunged.
  • Must undergo Urine Drug Screening (UDS).

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. This position is contingent upon contract award.
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.
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