About This Role
Intermountain Medical Transport is seeking a fixed-wing Pilot in Command to conduct safe and effective medical transport aircraft operations in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulations, manufacturer recommendations, and Intermountain policies. The role requires sound independent judgment during preflight planning and flight operations, effective communication with pilots, medical crewmembers, communication specialists, patients, and families, and careful evaluation of transports against service criteria. The pilot also supports patient loading and aircraft readiness, contributes to crew education and professional development, and may serve as a Lead Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Check Pilot, Mentor Pilot, or Safety Representative. The position is based at Page Air Base in Arizona and is scheduled for 42 hours per week.
Duties & Responsibilities
- The Pilot in Command is accountable for safely and effectively operating the aircraft under federal regulations, manufacturer recommendations, and Intermountain policies. Duties include applying independent critical thinking to preflight planning and aircraft operations
- maintaining detailed knowledge of aviation regulations, policies, and procedures
- communicating promptly with team members, communication specialists, patients, and families
- coordinating the decision-making process with the team
- ensuring the aircraft is clean and functioning properly
- maintaining a safe environment for pilots, medical crewmembers, and patients
- and evaluating transports against service criteria and guidelines. The pilot is expected to pursue personal development, foster peer education, participate in flight reviews and team education, serve as a resource on transports and flight operations, and use non-transport time for professional development. The role also assists medical crewmembers by moving bags, directing and participating in patient loading and unloading, replenishing aircraft oxygen and engine oil, and completing other necessary duties. When serving as Lead Pilot, the employee helps administer and manage satellite-base functions and takes corrective action when rules, procedures, or policies are not followed. As Instructor Pilot or Check Pilot, the employee evaluates pilot performance, completes accurate and timely documentation, and supports ongoing training-program assessment and quality improvement. As a Mentor Pilot, the employee mentors and supports company Second-in-Command Pilots through the Company Pilot Development Program and completes its training requirements. As Safety Representative, the employee monitors safety issues, supports oversight and resolution of safety problems, participates in Safety Committee reviews, implements best practices, provides training, and educates personnel within the assigned base or area.
What We Offer
Intermountain states that its caregivers receive a generous and comprehensive benefits package covering a broad range of programs intended to support a sustainable culture of wellness and help employees live healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.The posting directs applicants to the employer's comprehensive benefits information for full package details.
Requirements
- External candidates for single-engine aircraft must hold a Commercial certificate with the appropriate category and class ratings and an instrument-airplane rating, be eligible to complete an ATP CTP course within one year of employment, and have 2,500 hours in airplanes. For multi-engine aircraft, candidates must hold an ATP rating for Multi-Engine Land Airplanes and have 3,000 hours in airplanes, including 1,000 multi-engine hours, 200 hours in airplanes at night, 300 instrument hours including 100 in actual instrument conditions, 500 Pilot in Command hours in a multi-engine airplane, and 500 Pilot in Command hours in a turbine airplane. Internal candidates must hold the applicable Commercial certificate and instrument-airplane rating, complete an ATP CTP course before aircraft training, have 2,000 hours in airplanes, and have been continuously employed as a pilot at Intermountain Health for two years
- the posting also lists the same night and instrument-hour requirements for internal candidates. Preferred qualifications include EMS experience, 100 hours of King Air 90/200 PIC time, 50 hours of PC-12 PIC time, and 200 hours of turbojet time for turbojet operations. The role requires effective verbal communication and hearing, the ability to support and move aviation and clinical equipment, lifting at least 50 pounds, transferring patients, using stairs and aircraft equipment, reading monitors and documents, and moving through confined aircraft spaces, including on hands and knees.