AMREF Flying Doctors Emergency Flight Nurse Jobs in Kenya

AMREF Flying Doctors Emergency Flight Nurse Jobs in Kenya


Amref Health Africa was officially founded in 1957 to deliver mobile health services and to provide mission hospitals with surgical support.

A medical radio network was developed to coordinate the service, and provide communication.

Main Purpose of Job

  • The Emergency Flight nurse is charged with rendering skilled pre-hospital and emergency life
    support care to patients to manage their care in the field and transfers by air or ground transport to more superior healthcare facilities. The flight nurse will consider flight and ground safety, be
    accountable for the care of assigned patients and practice autonomy whilst maintaining current
    knowledge on emergency care and skills.

    Principal Responsibilities

    Key Areas

  • Accompany Air Ambulance flights in Eastern Africa, continentally and intercontinentally with and without a flight physician on a 24-hour duty roster;
  • Escort patients on commercial airline;
  • Provide advanced life support to casualties at accident sites, airstrips, in flight or on
    ground until hand over at the hospital, including stabilization and resuscitation;
  • Operate the 24-hour Control Centre and communicate as required using all other modes
    of modern communication available including radio communication.
  • Provide medical coverage at special events (Marathons, Horse shows, motor & field
    sports) by helicopter, ground ambulance or in a make shift medical facility (tents)
  • Handling and assembling all medical equipment needed for medical evacuations and proper storage after use.
  • Be available from home for emergency flights or other duties during night time, weekends and public holidays according to the on-call duty roster;
  • Follow up of in-patients and obtaining progress reports, whilst handling medical assistance case files
  • Write evacuation reports for fundraising or for Public Relations related purposes.
  • Participate in AMREF Flying Doctors marketing and or
    fundraising events

    Required Qualifications

    Education

  • Kenyan Registered Nurse or its equivalent
  • Higher National Diploma in Intensive Care Nursing
  • Current certifications in: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Advanced Trauma Life Support
    (ATLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) with experience in Pre-hospital emergency
    patient care

    Experience:

  • 4 years’ experience as a Nurse, with 2 years’ experience in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

    Skills

  • Compassion
  • Excellent communication (verbal and written) and good interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Ability to rise to challenges
  • Multi-tasking ability
  • Staying calm under pressure
  • Commercial environment awareness

    Competencies

  • High level of integrity
  • Good work Ethics
  • Confidentiality
  • Honesty
  • Dependability
  • Ability to meet deadlines

    How to Apply

  • If you meet the criteria and have the passion to contribute to the leading African-based Aero Medical and Health Assistance service provider, submit your letter and CV quoting the reference number for the position on the
    subject line of the email to Vacancies@flydoc.org. Deadline for submission is 31st January 2019.
    Please note that feedback will be given to shortlisted candidates only.
  • NOTE: AMREF Flying Doctors does not require applicants to pay any fee at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process.

  • For more information and job application details, see; AMREF Flying Doctors Emergency Flight Nurse Jobs in Kenya


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