VFR Pilot

PHI Air Medical • Eloy, AZ

5d • Onsite

About The Position

PHI Health is seeking a skilled and dedicated VFR pilot to provide air medical transport from its base in Eloy, Arizona. The pilot operates an AS350 under VFR/NVG conditions and must hold an instrument rating. This role involves line pilot duties in accordance with the General Operations Manual (GOM), supporting 24-hour operations on a day/night rotation and helping deliver safe, efficient, courteous, and reliable service to internal and external customers.

The successful applicant will participate in community outreach programs and follow PHI Air Medical policies. The role includes assisting with loading and unloading patients and equipment, which requires lifting. The pilot is also expected to support the Safety Management System, Destination Zero, and other company safety campaigns. A 7-and-7 schedule applies; the base’s schedule-change day varies, and a schedule change may be required. The pilot must live within a one-hour commute of the base. Housing is not provided. Relocation assistance is available, with a two-year minimum service requirement if used; an aircraft transition, if required, carries a one-year minimum service requirement, in each case per the collective bargaining agreement.

PHI Health is an air ambulance provider that transports patients from bases across the country. Its stated mission is to move communities to health while maintaining the highest standard of safety. The company describes its safety program, aircraft technology, protocols, and training as central to its operations.

Requirements

• Commercial and Instrument Helicopter Ratings.
• First Class Medical certificate.
• Meet CAMTS experience requirements: 2,000 total flight hours, 1,500 helicopter hours, 1,000 helicopter PIC hours, 500 turbine helicopter hours, and either 100 hours in unaided night operations or 50 unaided night hours plus 100 hours using night vision goggles (NVG).
• Body weight must be 235 pounds or less.
• Strong internal and external customer-service skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be interviewed and accepted by the customer and PHI management.
• Must pass a pre-placement physical examination, including a functional capacity examination assessing strength and flexibility, and be able to lift 100 pounds to assist with loading and unloading patients and equipment.
• Must pass drug screening and background screening.
• Must live within a one-hour commute of the base.
• Annual flu vaccine is not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform line pilot duties in accordance with the General Operations Manual (GOM).
• Conduct air medical flight operations in an AS350 under VFR/NVG conditions.
• Assist with loading and unloading patients and equipment.
• Participate in community outreach programs.
• Adhere to PHI Air Medical policies.
• Support the Safety Management System, Destination Zero, and other company safety campaigns.
• Work with internal and external customers to provide safe, efficient, courteous, and reliable service.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus up to $50,000.
• Competitive pay.
• Shift bonuses and shift incentives.
• Annual Safety Bonus.
• Annual Employee Bonus.
• Relocation package available; use of the package requires a two-year minimum service commitment per CBA.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed