Job Description

Posted Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Join Our Team at Keewatin Air - Your Career, our Commitment, Let's Make a Difference

With over 50 years of distinguished service and 120,000 flight hours, Keewatin Air stands as the premier choice for air medical transport in the Canadian Arctic. Our advanced fleet, equipped with cutting-edge medical technology, delivers critical care in the most remote and challenging environments, profoundly impacting the communities we serve.

From isolated locations to hospital transfers, our highly trained teams meticulously manage every aspect of the transport process, showcasing our unwavering commitment to excellence.

We are more than a transport service, we are a lifeline for the Arctic, dedicated to compassion and excellence in every mission.

Locations: Cambridge Bay, Churchill, Iqaluit, Igloolik, Ottawa, Rankin Inlet, Thompson, Winnipeg, and Yellowknife

Job Summary:

The Flight Licensed Practical Nurse will provide care for patients as part of a multidisciplinary team within a critical care setting. The Flight Nurse (FN) will work with an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), supplemented with the presence of a Transport Physician either in person or on-line, to provide high-quality care and service, which includes rapid response assessment, intervention, and safe transport of critically ill or injured patients (all age categories) including inter-facility transfer. This service is provided twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days per week.

Qualifications and Requirements:

- Possess solid knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, assessment, screening, diagnostic,



pharmacology, and treatment of neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, musculoskeletal, immunological, toxicology, endocrine, infectious disease and trauma related emergencies and urgencies.
- Minimum of 4 years experience in hospital experience required
- Current registration with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba (CLPNM)
- Current registration with the College and Association of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (CANNN)
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) certification
- Current Advanced Care Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)certification is an asset
- Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification is an asset
- Current Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC); International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) or Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) certification is considered an asset
- Graduate of a recognized nursing ICU program is considered an asset
- Enhanced education and experience are considered an asset
- Previous flight experience is considered an asset
- Indigenous cultural awareness training is considered an asset
- Proof of current required vaccinations as per company policy
- Air Medical Crew (AMC)



Candidates must successfully:

- Complete the company provided aeromedical training (CAMATA Level 1)

- Provide proof of a Current Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Scan, Child Abuse Registry and Adult Abuse Registry

- Obtain and maintain Restricted Area Identity Card (RAIC)

- Possess and Maintain a Valid Driver’s License

- Possess and Maintain a Valid Canadian Passport

- Attain a Fit to Fly Form, completed by a recognized physician in Canada as required or directed by the Company

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

- Provide leadership to rural personnel for patients experiencing complex medical conditions
- Responsible for direct patient care during all aspects of the transportation of patients requiring medical attention not available at the sending facility.
- Triage medevac requests/providing direction to the referring facility as required
- Responsible for pre-flight and in-flight stabilization of the patient during all aspects of the medevac
- Liaising with Flight Physician during all phases of the patient transfer
- Works closely with the other members of the crew (pilots), flight followers and other groups also involved in the transfer of patients
- Maintain constant communication with the different groups internally and externally to ensure that medevacs are performed efficiently and effectively
- Within this capacity, the incumbent acts as a representative of Keewatin Air LP and reports directly to the Medical Manager(s) and/or Director of Medical Operations
- Documenting all aspects of the aero medical transport in a clear and con

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