About This Role
Air Methods, the leader in the US air-medical industry, is hiring fixed-wing pilots into its PacWest pool to fly EMS air-ambulance missions under IFR on the Pilatus PC-12, PC-12 NGX and Beechcraft King Air BE200. Pool pilots may live anywhere in the PacWest region (Alaska, Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington) and are assigned by Air Methods to a base location nationwide where there is a need; this listing is posted for Fort Mohave, Arizona. Pay runs in four steps from $82,900 to $93,251 a year based on flight and EMS experience, plus a $3,000 IFR stipend, an experience stipend of up to $12,000, a $15,000 sign-on bonus and off-duty housing. Pilots work a 7-days-on/7-days-off rotation of 12-hour shifts and must meet the IFR programme minimums of 2,500 total flight hours, 2,000 hours in category and 1,000 hours PIC in category, with an instrument rating and a First or Second Class FAA medical.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Ensure the aircraft and weather conditions are airworthy to transport the medical crew and patient to the receiving hospital within the assigned operational area, in compliance with the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM), the General Operations Manual (GOM) and Air Methods policies and procedures.
- Operate Air Methods aircraft safely and legally, complete a pre-flight before every flight and sign off the Daily Flight Log to confirm airworthiness, and walk around the aircraft before entering the cockpit and after every flight.
- The pilot holds final authority over the operation of the aircraft and the safety of passengers, cargo and equipment, must know all aircraft and medical systems of the backup aircraft used in the operational area, and makes sure the medical flight team is familiar and comfortable with the medical interior and systems.
- Other duties include completing required documentation, detailed flight planning at short notice, and taking part in Air Methods meetings, activities, projects, committees and community outreach.
- The position has no supervisory responsibilities.
What We Offer
Base pay in four steps from $82,900 to $93,251 a year based on flight and EMS experience, plus a $3,000 IFR stipend, an experience stipend of up to $12,000, a $15,000 sign-on bonus and off-duty housing. Benefits include health, dental and vision covera competitive 401(k) retirement planflexible spending accountstuition reimbursementfully company-paid life insuranceAD&D, short- and long-term disability and business-travel accident insurancevoluntary legal coverrelocation assistanceand employee-assistance and benefit-concierge programmes.
Requirements
- Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) programme minimums: 2,500 total flight hours, including at least 2,000 flight hours in category
- 1,000 hours PIC in category
- 500 hours of cross-country flight time, at least 50 of them at night
- 500 hours of turbine time
- 100 hours of night flight time
- and 100 hours of flight in actual instrument conditions in category. Pilots must have flown in category within the previous 24 months.
- Certificates: an instrument rating for the category and class of aircraft (an ATP rating in category meets this requirement)
- a fixed-wing multi-engine rating for twin-engine aircraft
- commercial single-engine land for single-engine aircraft
- and a First or Second Class FAA medical certificate.
- Education and experience: an associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school plus two to five years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- a bachelor's degree is preferred.
- Flight-crew conditions: weight must not exceed 250 pounds and crew members must be younger than 70. Regular scheduled attendance is an essential function, and pilots are expected to keep positive, professional relationships with colleagues, EMS representatives, hospitals and the public.