Pilot - Pilot PHI Air Medical Employee Review

2.0
Jan 28, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Best maintenance practices, Good pay for the industry for pilots, Professional employees

Cons

New scheduling and pay practices were initiated recently that have destroyed moral among nearly all medical crew and some within the pilot group. Medical crews were reduced to three of each practice, working ten 24 hour shifts a month. And while their annual salary may or may not have increased, their hourly pay was determined based on the required number of hours worked and the local OT laws. So crew members from state to state will have different hourly pay in order to equal the same annual salary. At the same time, a "pool" of crew members was created to fill vacancies caused by vacation and required training. This was all done in the name of reducing out of service time. However, it's had the opposite effect. Management, strongly led by company president, Mr Motzkin, has driven all of this change without involvement or input from the staff. When opinions are given during stakeholder calls the response given is always, "We hear you and we're taking what's being said under consideration." But what the employees hear is, "We hear what you're saying, and the answer is, no." This is a good company that was a great company. And if management would see what they are doing they could prevent it from becoming a bad company. But will they??

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5.0
Jun 17, 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Lucrative sign-on bonus, plentiful OT. Progressive protocols, involved medical direction. Safety culture is second to none. Well structured new-hire academy and fantastic instructors. Travel positions give amazing opportunity for travel and long stretches of time off. Good work/life balance. Supportive management.

Cons

As is the case industry-wide, Paramedic pay and disparity with nurses needs to be addressed.

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PHI Air Medical Response
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1.0
Dec 18, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hmmm??? I have none after 4 years of employment there. Oh wait, Wade Cook. The one pro is that individual doing his best in a company full of crazy!

Cons

So many things. Worst per diem rate in the industry, a whopping $30 a day in 2025. What a joke. Oh wait, they do send you hard, stale, Christmas and July 4th jar with 10 candy pieces in it for the base. Only company requiring the PVT, which is the biggest joke of safety there is. An OCC that doesn’t even know when aircraft are flying. Helicopters that should be condemned. No technological advancements, threw away all the ads-b interfaces with the transponders so had to get sentry’s for each aircraft. Management that doesn’t care about people. Literally, from the top of Q Investments, which is sad because he was a West Pointer and being military as well, evident he missed the classes on Be Know Do Leadership. And the lack of transparency and integrity is soooo lacking. Literally the last week we were informed that the severance package we had been promised for 4 months came with a stipulation that 100% meant it wasn’t going to be offered and then showed how much they truly didn’t care about the people that work there when called out on it.

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PHI Air Medical Response
6mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We value the perspectives of all current and former employees. While we do not comment on individual experiences publicly, we are committed to continuous improvement and a respectful workplace. If you would like to share additional concerns with our leadership team, please contact us at feedback@phiairmedical.com.
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