FLIGHT NURSE

Provides professional nursing care within scope of practice, established standards of care and federal/state law. . Provides comprehensive nursing care for patients during aeromedical evacuation (AE) flights. Coordinates with and makes recommendations to staff agencies concerning AE policies, plans and programs. Supports research activities.

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Duties And Responsibilities Open Tab Button Duties And Responsibilities Member of the AE crew. Functions as the senior medical member of the AE team during CONUS, intra-theater, and inter-theater flights. Collaborates with appropriate agencies and personnel concerned with conduct of the mission. 2.2. Plans and prepares for AE missions. Coordinates with the operational aircrew and mission pre-planning. Prepares patient positioning plan to facilitate patient enplaning, nursing care, comfort, and safety. Evaluates individual patient's in-flight needs and requests appropriate medications, supplies, and equipment. Supervises enplaning and securing of patients. Prepares and maintains plan for patient evacuation from aircraft in case of an aircraft emergency. Plans and provides in-flight patient care. Provides continuing nursing care from originating to destination facilities. Monitors and evaluates patient condition and reactions to stresses of flight and initiates appropriate interventions as needed. Maintains and annotates in-flight patient records. Acts as liaison between medical and operational aircrews and support personnel in order to promote patient safety and comfort and to accomplish the mission. Maintains and completes data on forms relative to the mission. Supervises deplaning of patients and off-loading of patient baggage, supplies, and equipment. Briefs medical personnel at receiving medical facility on continuing nursing care and requirements. Accompanies patient to receiving medical facility when appropriate. Provides emergency care. Initiates emergency interventions for in-flight medical emergencies. Provides emergency care to patients in the event of an aircraft emergency, wheels-up landing, ditching, rapid decompression, or fuselage fire. Participates in nursing service administration activities. Participates in the instruction and evaluation of in-flight nursing care routines and practices. SPECIALTY QUALIFICATIONS INFO Specialty Qualifications Open Tab Button Specialty Qualifications Knowledge. Knowledge of unique aeromedical supplies/equipment in the management of in-flight emergencies patient comfort and safety measures in the aeromedical environment, and principles of nursing practice including the implications of drug therapy and the effects of altitude. Education. For entry into this specialty, meet the entry level requirements as defined in AFI 36-2005, Appointment in Commissioned Grades and Designation and Assignment in Professional Categories, para 6.3.1.2.	UNITS Flight Nurse is available in the following units 109th Airlift Wing Scotia, NY 12302 Unit Info & Careers Get Directions Request Information 118th Airlift Wing Nashville, TN 37217 Unit Info & Careers Get Directions Request Information 130th Airlift Wing Charleston, WV 25311 Unit Info & Careers Get Directions Request Information 133rd Airlift Wing Saint Paul, MN 55111 Unit Info & Careers Get Directions Request Information 137th Air Refueling Wing Oklahoma City, OK 73179 Unit Info & Careers Get Directions Request Information 146th Airlift Wing Port Hueneme, CA 93041 Unit Info & Careers Get Directions Request Information 153rd Airlift Wing Casper, WY 82604 Unit Info & Careers Get Directions Request Information 166th Airlift Wing New Castle, DE 19720 Unit Info & Careers Get Directions Request Information 172nd Airlift Wing Jackson, MS 39208 Unit Info & Careers Get Directions Request Information 183rd Fighter Wing Springfield, IL 62707 Unit Info & Careers Get Directions Request Information

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Member of the AE crew. Functions as the senior medical member of the AE team during CONUS, intra-theater, and inter-theater flights. Collaborates with appropriate agencies and personnel concerned with conduct of the mission. 2.2. Plans and prepares for AE missions. Coordinates with the operational aircrew and mission pre-planning. Prepares patient positioning plan to facilitate patient enplaning, nursing care, comfort, and safety. Evaluates individual patient's in-flight needs and requests appropriate medications, supplies, and equipment. Supervises enplaning and securing of patients. Prepares and maintains plan for patient evacuation from aircraft in case of an aircraft emergency. Plans and provides in-flight patient care. Provides continuing nursing care from originating to destination facilities. Monitors and evaluates patient condition and reactions to stresses of flight and initiates appropriate interventions as needed. Maintains and annotates in-flight patient records. Acts as liaison between medical and operational aircrews and support personnel in order to promote patient safety and comfort and to accomplish the mission. Maintains and completes data on forms relative to the mission. Supervises deplaning of patients and off-loading of patient baggage, supplies, and equipment. Briefs medical personnel at receiving medical facility on continuing nursing care and requirements. Accompanies patient to receiving medical facility when appropriate. Provides emergency care. Initiates emergency interventions for in-flight medical emergencies. Provides emergency care to patients in the event of an aircraft emergency, wheels-up landing, ditching, rapid decompression, or fuselage fire. Participates in nursing service administration activities. Participates in the instruction and evaluation of in-flight nursing care routines and practices.

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Specialty Qualifications

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Specialty Qualifications

Knowledge. Knowledge of unique aeromedical supplies/equipment in the management of in-flight emergencies patient comfort and safety measures in the aeromedical environment, and principles of nursing practice including the implications of drug therapy and the effects of altitude.

Education. For entry into this specialty, meet the entry level requirements as defined in AFI 36-2005, Appointment in Commissioned Grades and Designation and Assignment in Professional Categories, para 6.3.1.2.