Helicopter Pilot

Air Methods•Hazleton, PA

About The Position

Air Methods is seeking a Helicopter Pilot for Lehigh Valley MedEvac in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. The position operates BK117C2 and EC 135 aircraft under VFR conditions and supports air medical transport in an assigned operational area. The pilot is responsible for ensuring aircraft and weather conditions are airworthy and suitable to transport medical crews and patients to receiving hospitals, and for complying with Federal Aviation Regulations, the Aeronautical Information Manual, the General Operations Manual, and Air Methods policies and procedures. The role follows a 7-days-on/7-days-off schedule with 12-hour shifts. Air Methods describes its air medical transport resources as available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The listing notes off-duty housing, a $20,000 annual stipend, and an available $15,000 sign-on bonus. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. Candidates must meet the stated education, experience, flight-time, licensing, medical-certificate, and operational safety requirements. The listing specifies a maximum weight of 250 pounds and an age under 70 for flight crew members, subject to applicable law and company policies.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, and two to five years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Maintain a weight not exceeding 250 pounds and be under 70 years old, as stated for members of the Flight Crew.
Have flown in category for a commercial operator or in the military within the previous 24 months.
Maintain positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, EMS representatives, hospitals, and the public, and contribute to a friendly and professional working environment.
VFR minimum flight times: 2,000 total flight hours, including at least 1,500 hours in category.
VFR minimum flight times: 1,000 hours PIC in category.
VFR minimum flight times: 500 hours of rotor-wing turbine time.
VFR minimum flight times: 200 hours of cross-country flight time, including at least 50 hours at night.
VFR minimum flight times: 100 hours of unaided night as PIC; 50 hours of unaided night may be substituted by 100 hours of NVG time, but unaided time cannot be reduced below 50 hours.
VFR minimum flight times: 50 hours of actual or hood instrument time in flight and in category; simulator time does not count. For a rotary-wing candidate with a fixed-wing rating, 100 or more hours of fixed-wing actual or hood instrument time may reduce the rotary-wing requirement to 25 hours.
Commercial and Instrument ratings for the category and class of aircraft; an ATP rating in category meets this requirement.
First- or Second-Class FAA Medical Certificate.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

Operate Air Methods aircraft safely and legally.
Complete a pre-flight inspection before every flight, verify the aircraft is airworthy, and sign off on the Daily Flight Log.
Conduct a complete aircraft walk-around before entering the cockpit and after each flight.
Exercise final authority over aircraft operations and the safety of passengers, cargo, and equipment.
Know the aircraft and medical systems of backup aircraft used in the operational area, and ensure the medical flight team is familiar and comfortable with the medical interior and systems.
Complete required documentation.
Conduct detailed flight planning with little notice and to exacting standards.
Participate regularly in Air Methods meetings, activities, projects, committees, and community outreach.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Maintain regular scheduled attendance.