Samaritan Aviation
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Join the teamMedical Coordinator

Role 07 of 07Long-term or short-term

Medical Coordinator

Coordinate the calls, supplies and nurse training behind our medical flights.

I’m interested

The work

When a life-flight call comes in from an aid post, a health center or a village, the Medical Coordinator triages it and works with the Chief Pilot on dispatch. You’ll run the medical supply inventory and logistics behind 10,000+ lbs of medical supplies a year, train local licensed nurses and national flight nurses, keep patient data, and grow in Tok Pisin, with training provided.

What the role is, and isn’t

This is a coordination and training role. It is not clinical practice; clinical practice in PNG requires PNG licensing. Your medical background is what makes the triage, the supply chain and the training work.

A day on the field

A call from an aid post upriver, triaged and dispatched with the Chief Pilot. An inventory check, and a medicine run packed for the aid posts. A training session with local licensed nurses. Patient data brought up to date. A few more words of Tok Pisin.

The ministry half

Every role is a ministry role. Every patient hears the gospel and receives an audio Bible in their own language. You’ll take part in hospital ministry, visiting and praying with the patients our crews fly in, along with village and aid-post outreach and discipleship of national staff.

Who thrives

Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and senior nurses who are energized by systems, logistics and teaching. Experience in flight nursing, ER or EMS, medical logistics or nurse education fits this role well.

Requirements

  • Physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or senior nurse (by fit)
  • Willing to grow in Tok Pisin (training provided)
  • For every role: a call to serve Christ across cultures

Ways to serve

Long-term: a two-year, renewable commitment, including a required six-month return home.

  1. Connect
    with us
  2. Application
  3. Family evaluations
  4. Vision trip to PNG
  5. Language and cross-cultural training
  6. Arrival on the field

Short-term role

Or serve in a short-term role, with a lighter process: an application, an interview and a background check.

  1. Application
  2. Interview
  3. Background check

Start with a conversation.

We’d love to hear from you.

I’m interested

(480) 581-1940 · contact@samaritanaviation.org

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