Locum Flight Nurse

Control Room and Communication

• Operate the 24-hour Control Room receiving and responding to telephone radio (UHF/VHF) email and other communication channels in a timely and professional manner.
• Ensure effective efficient and accurate communication with patients families hospitals EMS providers aviation operators and other stakeholders to facilitate medical assistance and evacuation services.
• Maintain continuous communication and information sharing with patients families referring facilities and safety personnel throughout the patient care journey.
• Ensure all communication equipment and office devices are operational and report any faults promptly.

Medical Assistance and Case Coordination

• Receive assess and coordinate emergency evacuation requests obtaining comprehensive patient demographic clinical and logistical information.
• Follow up on admitted patients and obtain regular medical progress reports while managing medical assistance cases.
• Inform relevant medical team lead of new requests and coordinate dispatch of medical teams for evacuation missions.
• Provide clients with cost estimates in liaison with medical team lead and obtain required Guarantees of Payment (GOPs) and related documentation.

Documentation and Records Management

• Maintain complete accurate and confidential patient records correspondence medical reports and evacuation files in accordance with organizational policies and professional standards.
• Complete file and communicate all required medical operational immigration insurance handover and shift reports.
• Ensure proper shift handover through comprehensive documentation and communication of ongoing cases.

Medical Evacuation Preparation

• Assemble inspect test and prepare all required medical equipment medications and supplies for evacuation missions ensuring readiness and serviceability.
• Confirm patients and accompanying persons possess all required travel and medical documentation prior to transport.
• Coordinate with receiving facilities and healthcare providers to establish communication confirm acceptance and share flight itineraries and estimated arrival times.

Flight Nursing and Patient Care

• Accompany patients on air ambulance missions commercial medical escorts and other medical transport operations regionally and internationally.
• Conduct patient assessment establish working diagnoses where appropriate develop and implement treatment plans and provide patient care in accordance with AMREF Flying Doctors SOPs.
• Deliver advanced life support stabilization resuscitation and other critical interventions during ground and air transport.
• Continuously monitor reassess and manage patients throughout transport ensuring patient safety comfort and continuity of care.
• Communicate patient status updates and estimated times of arrival to the Control Room and relevant stakeholders during transport.

Patient Transfer and Handover

• Safely transfer patients between healthcare facilities ambulances aircraft and other transport platforms while ensuring appropriate immobilization and monitoring.
• Facilitate patient admission discharge check-in/check-out procedures wheelchair assistance baggage handling and immigration requirements as necessary.
• Conduct formal clinical handovers to receiving healthcare providers ensuring transfer of all relevant patient records investigation results and medical documentation.
• Obtain all required receiving signatures and acknowledgements upon patient handover.

Equipment Management and Infection Control

• Clean disinfect sterilize restock and maintain all medical equipment medications and supplies following missions.
• Complete equipment inventories and checklists report deficiencies and ensure replenishment of exhausted stock.
• Report any defects and malfunctioning of equipment

Emergency Response and Special Operations

• Respond to mass casualty incidents disasters and emergency deployments as directed including travel to remote locations with additional medical supplies.
• Provide medical coverage and emergency care at special events sporting activities and other assigned operations.

Operational and Administrative Responsibilities

• Operate under a scheduled roster.
• Complete assigned medical evacuation missions through to completion.
• Perform duties in confined spaces and challenging environmental conditions while maintaining professional and safety standards.
• Attend scheduled departmental clinical and organizational meetings and trainings as required.

Qualifications :

Education and Experience

• Be a Kenyan Registered Nurse with the Nursing Council of Kenya and maintain validity of the practice license.
• Hold a Higher National Diploma in Intensive Care Nursing.
• Bachelors of Science in Nursing is an added advantage
• 4 years experience as a Nurse with 2 years experience in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
• Current certifications in: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) with experience in Pre-hospital emergency patient care.
• Proficiency in computer studies (word excel power point CRM system outlook internet.
• Teaching experience and / or Instructor status in a healthcare related certification Critical Care transport experience (ground or air) is an added advantage

Knowledge Skills and Competencies

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written a good command of the English Language.
• Good interpersonal skills and empathy.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to work in and within a team
• Ability to rise to challenges and stay calm under pressure.
• Ability to maintain high level of integrity and confidentiality.
• Ability to operate safely 
• Ability to solve problems and critical thinking.
• Ability to gather information and keen eye for details.

Work environment

• AMREF Flying Doctors works within a twenty-four-hour work environment due to nature of its operation

Additional Information :

If you have the passion to contribute to the leading Aero-medical and Health solutions provider submit your application by Monday 24 August 2026. Please visit AMREF Flying Doctors website at or Amref Health Africa website at to view job details and requirements

Duly note that AMREF Flying Doctors does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although AMREF Flying Doctors may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from AMREF Flying Doctors will arrive from a @ address.

AMREF Flying Doctors is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. AMREF Flying Doctors is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Part-time