Flight Physician (UNAMA) Aspen Medical

Provide flight-capable critical care physician services for aeromedical evacuation missions, including in-flight care, casualty evacuation, immediate stabilization, and trauma/medical critical care in transit.

Lead the immediate medical management for up to two patients at all times in flight or ground move on board aircraft/rotary/ground platforms, including advanced airway/intubation, ventilator/ECMO support (if applicable), hemodynamic monitoring/vasopressors, emergency/trauma surgical liaison, sedation/analgesia, specialist procedures as required.

Develop/implement clinical protocols and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for aeromedical evacuation, mass casualty incidents (MCI), medical/trauma stabilization in austere settings.

Oversee the flight medical team (flight nurse, paramedic) and provide clinical leadership, mentoring/training of team members, ensuring high-quality care, mission readiness, and continuous improvement.

Coordinate with aviation/flight operations, security, medical logistics, local hospitals and referral networks for evacuation planning, patient hand-over, and continuity of care.

Participate in mission planning, risk assessment, evacuation/CASEVAC/MEDEVAC planning, medical incident command, mass casualty drills/exercises in field offices.

Ensure medical equipment and supplies (while mission provides equipment) are properly utilised, maintained and stocked; contractor responsible for pharmaceuticals/consumables supply chain.

Provide medical oversight in security/aviation risk contexts, including altitude/flight physiology risk, aeromedical accreditation/standards, and ensure medical and aviation safety interfaces are addressed.

Maintain medical documentation (flight logs, patient records, incident reports, after-action reviews) consistent with UN/contractor standards.

Regularly update the Chief Medical Officer and contractor leadership on mission health status, medevac statistics, team performance, lessons learned and improvements.