Emergency Field Hospital in the Caribbean
Are you a Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Midwife, or CRNA who thrives under pressure and has a heart for sharing the love of Christ with those who are hurting?
Samaritans Purse is seeking medical professionals to serve on our Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART). The Samaritans Purse DART program is committed to meeting the critical needs of victims of war, poverty, famine, disease, and natural disaster. We stand ready to respond at a moments notice whenever and wherever disaster strikes. The DART specialises in providing water, food, shelter, and medical care in Jesus’ Name.
As deployments occur with little or no warning, DART members must have a flexible schedule and availability to deploy. DART members can be deployed to dangerous places, the living conditions can be challenging and the work days long and hard. However, Samaritans Purse believes in being the first on the ground in order to serve and help those who have suffered through a catastrophic event in the name of Jesus Christ.
DART members are volunteers. They are paid a stipend when they are deployed to a response. Practically, this means that they have careers and life circumstances separate from DART, but when Samaritans Purse initiates a response, we call available DART members to respond and deploy. While a DART member is deployed, Samaritans Purse provides compensation and covers their response-related living and travel costs.
➡️ Emergency Medicine NP/PA
The Emergency Medicine NP/PA is responsible for providing clinical care to patients in emergency and triage settings, during an international DART medical response. This may include care of patients in a fast-paced hospital or an outpatient setting.
➡️ Critical Care NP/PA
The Critical Care NP/PA is responsible for providing clinical care to patients in severe or unstable condition, during an international DART medical response. This may include care of ICU-level patients in a hospital or specialised programs such as Respiratory Care Units.
➡️ Paediatric NP/PA
The Paediatric NP/PA is responsible for providing clinical care to pediatric patients in both out-patient clinics and in-patient hospital settings during an international DART medical response. This may include care of paediatric trauma patients in an emergency setting.
➡️ Internal Medicine NP/PA
The Internal Medicine NP/PA is responsible for providing clinical care to patients of all ages during an international DART medical response. This may include care of patients in a fast-paced hospital, an outpatient, or a mobile medical setting.
➡️ Midwife
The Midwife is responsible for the initial evaluation of a pregnant patient, as well as ongoing evaluation and care of all OB patients through their discharge, during an international DART medical response. This may include women presenting for routine antenatal care, women of childbearing age presenting with gynaecological concerns, as well as care of newborns.
➡️ CRNA
The CRNA is responsible for providing respiratory and anaesthesia care to pre-op, surgical, and post-op patients undergoing surgical treatment. This may include care of trauma patients in an emergency setting.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must maintain a personal relationship with and be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, as well as able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
✅ Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ; is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ
✅ Available on short notice for immediate 3-4 week deployment, 1-2 times/year
✅ Able to serve within a very fast-paced environment, 7 days/week for extended hours while on deployment
✅ Demonstrated travel, volunteer or work experience in developing countries
✅ Willingness to work in unstable, insecure areas
✅ Able to work as a member of a team, particularly cross-culturally
✅ Teaching experience desirable, but not required
✅ Highly detail-oriented in all areas of work
NP/PA & CRNA Additional:
✅ Minimum of two years experience as a Physician Assistant or Advanced Practice Nurse in the setting of a relevant specialty is required
✅ Clinical experience within the last five years is required
✅ Completion of accredited training as a Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or Certified Registered Nurse Anaesthetist specialising in applicable field
✅ Current active licensure from sending jurisdiction
Midwives Additional:
✅ Minimum of two years independent experience as a Midwife without direct clinical supervision is required.
✅ Completed at least 400 hours providing well-woman care (e.g. family planning, annual gynecologic exams, sexually transmitted infections, etc).
✅ Completion of accredited training program as a Midwife, Nurse-Midwife, or Professional Midwife
✅ Current active licensure or certification as a Midwife in sending jurisdiction.
✅ Masters degree preferred, but not required