Rotor Wing Pilot - Base Lead
About The Position
Life Link III is a premier, nationally recognized air medical transport company, known for our clinical excellence, superior aviation program and reliable response in providing care to critically ill or injured patients. Our priority is to do everything possible to give every patient their best chance for the best possible outcome - demonstrated by our unwavering commitment to providing the highest level of care to our patients while on board safe, state-of-the-art aircraft. We continually focus on innovation and work to put cutting-edge technology and education in the hands of our flight medical crew, pilots, mechanics, operational control specialists and communication specialists so we can provide uncompromising care to the communities we serve. We do this work while living out our core values of safety, customer focus, excellence, integrity, innovation, and collaboration. As a Base Lead Pilot at Life Link III, you play a critical dual role—serving as a highly skilled Pilot in Command while also leading and supporting the day-to-day operations of your assigned base. You are a trusted leader, ensuring operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and a strong team culture rooted in safety, collaboration, and accountability. You act as the primary point of contact for pilots at your base, helping to resolve challenges, support team development, and elevate concerns when needed. Through your leadership, you help create a high-performing, mission-driven environment that supports exceptional patient care and safe transport operations.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in HAA operations
- Prior Search and Rescue Experience
- ATP Certificate
- Bachelor’s degree
Responsibilities
- Demonstrated leadership capability
- Manages rotor wing pilot schedules for the base
- Timely entry of base schedule in Flight & Duty Tracker.
- First level review of timecards
- Assists the base pilots in the performance of their duties.
- Develops and keeps updated base adverse weather plan.
- Leads and models professional, productive, and team-orientated behaviors
- Conducts 621 Training
- Collaborates with the Clinical Base Lead to provide aviation updates for base meetings.
- Communicate any aviation updates
- Develops and maintains a ‘Local Area Hazards Map”
- Ensures new pilots receive base orientation.
- Ensures medical equipment is weighed as specified in Section 4 of the GOM
- Audits Life Link III Flight & Duty Tracker for accuracy.
- Ensures policies and procedures are followed
- Schedules and leads monthly Base Operations Meeting in collaboration with the ACP
- Completes all necessary paperwork/administrative responsibilities are completed timely
Benefits
- Base Pay Rate: $53.74 - $67.11 per hour, based on experience (base lead pay is a $2.50 stipend added to current hourly rate)
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage starting the first of the month following date of hire
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer match
- 401k with employer match fully vested
- Generous paid leave and paid time off to foster work/life balance
- Life, disability, critical illness, and accident insurance
- Tuition/Training reimbursement program
- 12-hour shifts with a 7 on 7 off schedule
- Annual $100 boot reimbursement
- Company use of aircraft to obtain ATP
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
