Emergency Flight Nurse

Nairobi – Why Fuzu? Join Fuzu to accelerate your professional growth, meet like-minded people and learn from the best. Emergency Flight Nurse Nairobi, Kenya Salary range: Confidential | Contract type: Permanent You have 3 days left to apply for this job. Share this job Job Summary 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 emergency 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. 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' work experience as a Nurse, with 2 years' experience in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Responsibilities 1. Accompany Air Ambulance flights in Eastern Africa, continentally and inter-continentally with and without a flight physician on a 24-hour duty roster; 2. Escort patients on commercial airline; 3. 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; 4. Operate the 24-hour Control Centre and communicate as required using all other modes of modern communication available including radio communication. 5. Provide medical coverage at special events (Marathons, Horse shows, motor & field sports) by helicopter, ground ambulance or in a make shift medical facility (tents) 6. Handling and assembling all medical equipment needed for medical evacuations and proper storage after use. 7. Be available from home for emergency flights … – Permanente – Horário completo

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