AMREF is the largest indigenous health development non governmental organization based in Africa. Working with and through African communities, health systems and governments, AMREF aims to close the gap that prevents people from accessing their basic right to health.
With headquarters in Kenya, AMREF has programmes in Ethiopia, Uganda, Somalia, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa. Employing over 800 staff and with an annual operating budget of approximately $70 million, AMREF is a knowledge resource for donors and partners.
For more information visit our website www.amref.org.
We are seeking to fill the following vacancy based at AMREF Flying Doctors & Emergency Services
Emergency Flight Nurse
Ref: CHR/10/07-08
Reporting to the Director of Medical Services, the Emergency Flight Nurse will provide professional medical emergency care and support services airborne or on ground.
Specific areas of responsibility will be to:
With headquarters in Kenya, AMREF has programmes in Ethiopia, Uganda, Somalia, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa. Employing over 800 staff and with an annual operating budget of approximately $70 million, AMREF is a knowledge resource for donors and partners.
For more information visit our website www.amref.org.
We are seeking to fill the following vacancy based at AMREF Flying Doctors & Emergency Services
Emergency Flight Nurse
Ref: CHR/10/07-08
Reporting to the Director of Medical Services, the Emergency Flight Nurse will provide professional medical emergency care and support services airborne or on ground.
Specific areas of responsibility will be to:
- Accompany evacuation flights in East Africa and neighbouring countries with and without a flight physician on a 24-hour duty roster;
- Provide medical escort to destinations overseas; either on commercial airline or private Air Ambulance;
- Provide evacuation or transport for medical investigation for patients using ground ambulance;
- Administer medical emergency care in line with advanced life support procedures to casualties at accident site, airstrip, in flight or on ground until hand over at the hospital including stabilization of patients and resuscitation;
- Man the 24-hour control centre and communicate as required using radio communication with other stations or aircraft and any other modes of communication to reach clients, insurances in a timely manner;
- Receive emergency calls extracting case related information, providing medical advise where applicable and in consultation with Director of Medical Services where necessary;
- Provide medical coverage at special events (Safari rally, Marathon, Horse shows) using helicopter, ground ambulance and improvised shelters (tents);
- Handle all medical equipment, including organizing the equipment store when 1st on call as per duty roster;
- Be on call from home for emergency flights or other duties during night time, weekends and public holidays according to duty roster;
- Visit patients in hospital and obtain follow up reports; and
- Write evacuation reports for fundraising or PR related purposes.
Additionally s/he should have experience in radio communication.
If you feel that you meet the above criteria, please quote above reference number: - CHR/10/07/08 and send your details including remuneration requirements and contact details of three work-related referees to, The Director of Human Resources, AMREF Headquarters by email to jobs@amref.org.
We encourage interested candidates to submit their applications 13 August 2010.
AMREF is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy.
