VFR Travel Pilot

This position is part of an ongoing recruitment effort to build a pipeline of qualified candidates for future vacancies. While we may not have an immediate opening at this time, we encourage interested applicants to apply. By submitting your application, you will be considered for upcoming opportunities as they become available.

About the Role

PHI Health is seeking skilled and dedicated pilots to join our elite team. You will be at the forefront of life-saving missions, delivering critical care to those in need with speed, precision, and unwavering commitment. Our pilots are not just aviators; they are heroes in the sky, providing rapid medical response in challenging and diverse environments. In this role, you'll experience the thrill of aviation combined with the profound satisfaction of knowing that your expertise and quick thinking can change the course of a patient's future.

This is a travel pilot position where you will travel to an assigned base. You will perform line pilot duties in accordance with the General Operations Manual (GOM), support the Safety Management System, Destination Zero, and other company safety campaigns. You will also participate in community outreach programs and work with both internal and external customers to provide safe, efficient, courteous, and reliable service. Some lifting will be required to assist in the loading and unloading of patients and equipment.

About Us

PHI Health is the leading air ambulance provider in the United States. With an unmatched safety record and the best aviation, medical, and communication specialists in the field, we set the standard in the air medical industry. We transport more than 22,000 patients each year from our more than 80 bases across the country, all while offering services and outreach education to local communities and leading healthcare systems. Our mission is simple: move communities to health while maintaining the highest standard of safety, period.

For more than 40 years, our company has been providing critical air medical transport services across the country. As an organization, we outfit each aircraft we fly with the most advanced technology, subject our crews to the most rigorous protocols and training, and pioneer the most forward-thinking safety program in the country. Everything that we do comes back to the safety of our crew and our patients. Our accident rate is well below the national average, and we were the first to receive the Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award. This belief has guided us toward a number of industry firsts and has given us the highest safety rating in the industry.

Responsibilities

• Perform line pilot duties in accordance with the General Operations Manual (GOM).
• Support Safety Management System, Destination Zero, and other company safety campaigns.
• Work with both internal and external customers to provide safe, efficient, courteous, and reliable service.
• Participate in community outreach programs.
• Adhere to PHI Air Medical policies.
• Assist in the loading and unloading of patients and equipment (some lifting required).

Requirements

• Commercial and Instrument Helicopter Ratings.
• First Class Medical certification.
• 2,000 total flight hours.
• 1,500 hours in helicopters.
• 1,000 hours as Pilot in Command (PIC) in helicopters.
• 500 hours in Turbine helicopters.
• 100 hours in unaided night operations OR 50 hours unaided and 100 hours Night Vision Goggles (NVG).
• Must meet 235 pounds body weight requirement.
• Must pass pre-placement physical exam, including functional capacity exam (strength and flexibility assessment, lift 100 pounds), drug screening, and background screen.
• Must live within 60 minutes of a major airport.
• Must be able to travel to assigned base.
• Annual flu vaccine not required.

Skills

• Strong communication and customer service skills (internal and external).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Interview and acceptance by customer/PHI management.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Shift bonuses and shift incentives.
• Annual Safety Bonus.
• Annual Employee Bonus.
• Off-duty housing with a $20,000 annual stipend.
• Sign-on bonus up to $50,000.

Schedule

• 7 days on, 7 days off schedule; the day of the week the base changes schedules may vary, and schedule changes may be required.
• 24-hour operations (day/night rotation).

Core Competencies

• Safe: Absolute belief in the tenets of Destination Zero and that Zero is not only achievable but the only acceptable outcome.
• Efficient: Focused on outcomes that are smart and responsible by making the best use of resources to maximize overall productivity and achieve sustainable profitability.
• Quality: Committed to ensuring excellent organizational performance which produces sustainable and reliable outcomes.
• Service: Dedicated to the service of our customers, our communities, and each other.