About This Role
Life Flight Network is hiring a full-time Float Fixed Wing Pilot to safely operate Pilatus aircraft transporting critically ill and injured patients. The pilot covers open shifts caused by line-pilot vacations and leave in Boise, Idaho, and Richland, Washington; seven shifts are guaranteed per pay period, although shifts may not be consecutive or based at the same location. The role includes varied shifts, possible on-call availability, patient and cargo transport, safety leadership, and coordination in demanding situations.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Safely operate Pilatus aircraft for the transport of critically ill and injured patients. Perform pre-flight and post-flight inspections
- plan flights
- load patients, passengers, baggage, and cargo
- and analyze weather conditions. Maintain required logs and records, prepare written reports, and clean the aircraft, unit quarters, and hangar. Work varied shifts and possible on-call shifts while covering open schedule positions. Follow Life Flight Network's safety and risk-management culture, Safety and Risk Management Agreement, SMS, and related policies
- preserve safety rules
- immediately report safety and risk concerns to the appropriate leaders
- remain knowledgeable about safety procedures
- and communicate safety and risk-management information as an organizational representative.
What We Offer
The package includes competitive pay, a 401(k) with a 100% vested employer contribution, tenure bonuses, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, company-paid life and AD&D insurance, company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance, a wellness reimbursement program, and complimentary Life Flight Network membership for the employee and household.Additional benefits include paid parental leave, adoption assistance, bereavement leave including for pets, paid volunteer time, generous paid time off, tuition and training reimbursement, eligibility as a Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, employee recognition awards, and a multilingual stipend.
Requirements
- A high school diploma or equivalent is required, while a bachelor's degree in aviation or a related field is preferred. Applicants must have at least six years of professional pilot experience, hold an FAA Airline Transport Pilot certificate, and meet the stated experience thresholds: 2,500 hours of airplane PIC time, 1,000 hours in aircraft with retractable landing gear, 1,500 turbine hours, 500 hours in a turboprop aircraft, 250 instrument hours, and 250 hours of unaided night experience. Twenty-five hours operating a PC-12 plus successful ground and flight school completion within the previous 12 months is preferred, as are recent air-medical transportation and mountain experience. A current FAA Second Class flight physical, Microsoft Office proficiency, strong verbal and written communication, and effective customer-service skills are required. The pilot must travel by personal or company vehicle throughout Life Flight Network's service area and hold a valid driver's license, maintain an automobile in good repair, and provide proof of auto insurance. If the applicant does not hold a single-engine ATP at hire, it must be added during initial-hire training or no later than the first annual recurrent training event
- the applicant pays for any required written ATP examination, while Life Flight Network covers the additional checkride. All candidates are subject to drug screening and a background investigation.