Air Methods

General

• Perform oversight, safety, and qualification duties for helicopter and/or fixed-wing pilots undergoing evaluation
• Conduct classroom, aircraft, and flight-simulator training and flight checks
• Evaluate operational compliance across safety, flight operations, maintenance operations, procedures, and policies
• Conduct initial and recurrent ground and flight training
• Conduct transition, differences, and ROC ground and flight training
• Correct and report out-of-compliance issues immediately and coordinate unresolved issues with the ACP and Regional Aviation or Maintenance Director
• Assist with developing and implementing flight and ground training schedules
• Ensure standardized training and checking procedures are followed
• Assist the CP and ACP with pilot record keeping in accordance with applicable FARs and policies
• Submit required reports on time
• Operate advanced aviation training devices and full-motion simulators as required
• Assist the CP with aircraft checklist and Air Methods’ Pilot Training Program development
• Assist with basic indoctrination, instrument, and NVG training development and delivery
• Perform other duties as assigned

Airman

Nurse

• Provide high-quality critical care, including assessment, triage, and treatment, for critical patients
• Establish and prioritize care needed for safe transport to the appropriate facility
• Provide nursing care from initial contact until care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility
• Maintain thorough patient care documentation
• Maintain competency through ongoing laboratory and clinical experiences and continuing education
• Use and maintain aircraft medical equipment and supplies; report equipment failures and initiate repairs as directed
• Keep aircraft clean and orderly and maintain adequate onboard supplies for rapid response
• Attend pre-mission briefings and mission debriefings and complete required documentation
• Assist with pre-mission liftoff checklists and support pilots with radio, navigational, and visual observation activities
• Comply with safety standards and conduct aircraft safety briefings as needed
• Serve as a flight resource to neonatal/pediatric personnel and perform approved advanced procedures
• Participate in patient and referring-institution follow-up and outreach marketing and education activities
• Precept and/or orient new employees and students as assigned
• Participate in meetings, activities, projects, committees, research, and publishing opportunities
• Perform other duties as assigned

Flight Nurse

• Operate Air Methods aircraft in a safe and legal manner
• Complete pre-flight inspections before every flight and verify aircraft airworthiness through the Daily Flight Log
• Perform 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
• Maintain familiarity with aircraft and medical systems of backup aircraft
• 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 to exacting standards
• Participate in Air Methods meetings, activities, projects, committees, and community outreach
• Transport medical crew and patients to receiving hospitals within the assigned operational area
• Maintain compliance with applicable aviation regulations and company procedures
• Perform other duties as assigned

Helicopter Pilot

• Provide high-quality critical care, including assessment, triage and treatment, from initial contact until care is relinquished to the accepting facility
• Safely transport critical patients to appropriate medical facilities while maintaining safety throughout the transport continuum
• Work as a travel clinician assigned to a base for 18 months on a rotating 14-days-on/14-days-off schedule with 24-hour shifts
• Maintain thorough patient-care documentation
• Maintain clinical competency, required licensure, certifications, continuing education, aviation and safety training, OSHA/HIPAA training, clinical rotations and advanced procedures
• Operate and routinely maintain aircraft medical equipment and supplies; report failures and maintain adequate onboard supplies
• Keep the aircraft clean and orderly for rapid response
• Attend pre-mission briefings and mission debriefings and complete required documentation
• Assist with pre-mission liftoff checklists and pilot support, including radio, navigation and visual observation activities
• Conduct aircraft safety briefings and comply with safety standards
• Serve as a flight resource to neonatal/pediatric personnel and perform approved advanced skills and procedures
• Participate in patient and referring-institution follow-up, outreach marketing and education activities
• Precept and/or orient new employees and students
• Participate in meetings, activities, projects and committees, including research and publishing opportunities
• Travel more than 50% and perform other assigned duties

Travel Flight Nurse

Medical Director

• Provide regional clinical leadership and support across Air Methods' Midwest Region
• Partner with clinical, operational, medical, safety, risk, compliance, and education teams to ensure safe, high-quality patient care
• Support compliance with Air Methods standards, CAMTS accreditation requirements, and applicable regulations
• Identify operational and clinical improvement opportunities and implement best practices across assigned bases
• Monitor clinical performance through chart reviews, documentation audits, reported events, clinical data analysis, dashboard review, and performance monitoring
• Identify clinical risks and recurring issues and collaborate on corrective actions
• Participate in clinical investigations, remediation efforts, and follow-up action plans
• Escalate significant clinical concerns to the Clinical Director II and appropriate stakeholders
• Facilitate Medical Director engagement in clinical review processes and communicate clinical concerns, trends, and quality initiatives
• Prepare assigned bases for CAMTS accreditation and re-accreditation activities
• Guide, coach, and mentor Clinical Base Leads and clinical team members
• Contribute to clinical hiring, candidate screening, scenario-based assessments, and interviews
• Provide performance feedback and recommendations for annual evaluations and development planning
• Oversee medical supply utilization and expenditures for assigned bases
• Ensure clinical licenses, certifications, and credentials remain current and properly documented
• Support billing, operational, and regulatory compliance through accurate credential management
• Travel to assigned bases, training activities, audits, and operational needs

Clinical Director – Midwest Region

• Operate Air Methods aircraft in a safe and legal manner
• Complete pre-flight inspections before every flight and verify aircraft airworthiness through the Daily Flight Log
• Perform 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
• Maintain familiarity with aircraft and medical backup systems used in the operational area
• 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 to exacting standards
• Participate regularly in Air Methods meetings, activities, projects, committees, and community outreach
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Operate Air Methods aircraft in a safe and legal manner
• Complete pre-flight inspections before every flight and verify aircraft airworthiness through the Daily Flight Log
• Perform 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
• Maintain familiarity with aircraft and medical systems of backup aircraft
• 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 to exacting standards
• Participate regularly in Air Methods meetings, activities, projects, committees and community outreach
• Work a regular 7 days on/7 days off schedule with 12-hour shifts
• Perform other duties as assigned

Fixed Wing Pilot

Technician

• Perform inspections and repairs of aircraft and components according to maintenance procedures, airworthiness directives, service bulletins, service letters, and Federal Aviation Regulations
• Verify component and assembly part numbers and serial numbers against associated documentation after installation or removal
• Execute aircraft maintenance documentation in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations, company policies, procedures, and maintenance manuals
• Participate in the continuous improvement phase of the company’s Safety Management System
• Maintain a clean and professional work area
• Correct compliance or safety issues when directed by authorized operations, maintenance, pilot, or safety leaders
• Advise the Pilot in Command of maintenance issues that would take an aircraft out of service
• Validate or confirm aircraft Status Report data
• Request aviation parts and supplies and maintain an adequate, orderly inventory
• Perform other duties as assigned

Aviation Maintenance Technician

• Provide high-quality critical care, including assessment, triage, and treatment, during critical patient transport
• Assess illness or injury and prioritize care for safe transport to the appropriate facility
• Provide nursing care from initial contact until handoff to the accepting medical facility
• Maintain thorough patient care documentation
• Maintain clinical competency through laboratory and clinical experiences and continuing education
• Use and maintain aircraft medical equipment and supplies; report failures and initiate repairs as directed
• Keep aircraft clean, orderly, and adequately supplied for rapid response
• Attend pre-mission briefings and mission debriefings and complete required documentation
• Assist with pre-mission liftoff checklists and support pilot radio, navigation, and visual observation activities
• Follow aviation safety standards and conduct aircraft safety briefings
• Serve as a flight resource to neonatal/pediatric personnel and perform approved advanced procedures
• Participate in patient and referring-institution follow-up, outreach marketing, and education activities
• Precept and/or orient new employees and students
• Participate in meetings, activities, projects, committees, research, and publishing opportunities
• Maintain regularly scheduled attendance; travel approximately 5% of the time
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Operate Air Methods aircraft in a safe and legal manner
• Complete pre-flight inspections and verify aircraft airworthiness by signing the Daily Flight Log
• Perform 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
• Maintain familiarity with aircraft and medical systems of backup aircraft
• Ensure medical flight teams are familiar and comfortable with medical interiors 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
• Maintain regular scheduled attendance on a 7-days-on/7-days-off schedule with 12-hour shifts
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Operate Air Methods aircraft in a safe and legal manner
• Complete pre-flight inspections and verify aircraft airworthiness by signing the Daily Flight Log
• Perform a complete aircraft walk-around before entering the cockpit and after each flight
• Maintain final authority for aircraft operations and the safety of passengers, cargo, and equipment
• Become thoroughly familiar with aircraft and medical systems of backup aircraft in the operational area
• 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
• Participate in Air Methods meetings, activities, projects, committees, and community outreach
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Transport medical crew and patients to receiving hospitals within the assigned operational area while ensuring aircraft and weather conditions are airworthy
• Comply with applicable aviation regulations and company guidelines

• Provide high-quality critical care, including assessment, triage, and treatment, during critical patient transport
• Determine the nature and extent of illness or injury and prioritize care for safe transport to the appropriate facility
• Provide nursing care from initial contact until care is transferred to the accepting medical facility
• Maintain thorough patient care documentation
• Maintain competency through ongoing laboratory, clinical, and continuing education experiences
• Use and maintain medical equipment and supplies; report equipment failures and maintain adequate onboard supplies
• Keep the aircraft clean and orderly for rapid response to transport requests
• Attend pre-mission briefings and mission debriefings and complete required documentation
• Assist with pre-mission liftoff checklists and support the pilot with radio, navigation, and visual observation activities
• Conduct aircraft safety briefings and comply with aviation safety standards
• Serve as a flight resource to neonatal/pediatric personnel and perform approved advanced procedures
• Participate in patient and referring institution follow-up and outreach marketing and education activities
• Precept and/or orient new employees and students as assigned
• Participate in meetings, activities, projects, committees, research, and publishing opportunities
• Maintain scheduled attendance and travel approximately 5% of the time

• Maintain pilot records
• Verify compliance with current Federal Aviation Regulations
• Develop pilot recordkeeping policies in accordance with federal guidelines
• Enter data for check rides, training, and new-hire pilots
• Maintain and modify the pilot database to meet training needs
• Track and notify pilots regarding medical certificates in a timely manner
• Create new-hire pilot files and verify paperwork accuracy, taking corrective action when needed
• Create database reports for Regional Aviation Manager (RAD), Regional Aviation Manager (RAM), and Area Manager
• Perform monthly audits of 25% of pilot records and purge outdated records
• Maintain Daily Flight Log/Load Manifest sheets and return those with errors to the appropriate base for correction
• Track and file pilots’ monthly duties
• Perform other duties as assigned
• No supervisory responsibilities

Flight Records Specialist

• Operate Air Methods aircraft safely and legally for EMS air medical transport
• Ensure aircraft and weather conditions are airworthy for transporting medical crew and patients to receiving hospitals
• Complete pre-flight inspections and sign off the Daily Flight Log before every flight
• Perform complete aircraft walk-arounds before entering the cockpit and after each flight
• Maintain final authority for aircraft operations and the safety of passengers, cargo, and equipment
• Maintain familiarity with aircraft and medical systems of backup aircraft
• 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 to exacting standards
• Participate in Air Methods meetings, activities, projects, committees, and community outreach
• Maintain regular scheduled attendance

Network Engineer

• Lead operation and management of network routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers and related components
• Implement and support Cisco Phone systems
• Evaluate, design, implement, upgrade and support Air Methods application infrastructure
• Troubleshoot enterprise routing, switching and VoIP technologies in complex networking environments
• Administer firewalling, VPN technologies, IPS, ACLs and security best practices
• Develop and maintain network administration, security controls and disaster recovery policies and training plans
• Plan, schedule, test and coordinate network systems software upgrades
• Enforce systems security, backup and recovery procedures
• Conduct feasibility studies, configuration impact assessments and cost/benefit analyses for network hardware and software
• Lead innovative network solution design and infrastructure deployment or upgrade projects
• Maintain and support systems in a 24x7 distributed, mission-critical environment serving data centers and helicopter EMS bases across the U.S.
• Support enterprise disaster recovery and business continuity programs, including implementation, testing and event response
• Provide administration and escalated technical support, coordinating with outside support services and vendors
• Document systems and follow change management processes
• Research, develop and implement systems best practices and standards
• Perform other duties as assigned

Airman

Flight Nurse

Helicopter Pilot

Travel Flight Nurse

Clinical Director – Midwest Region

Helicopter Pilot

Fixed Wing Pilot

Aviation Maintenance Technician

Flight Nurse

Helicopter Pilot

Helicopter Pilot

Flight Nurse

Flight Records Specialist

Helicopter Pilot

Senior Network Engineer