Work Anywhere Else - Flight Paramedic PHI Air Medical Employee Review

1.0
Aug 19, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Employment here will allow you to put a flight role on your resume.

Cons

Power- hungry management does not care about the well-being of their employees. Q Investment’s Scott McCarty became the new CEO and is running the organization into the ground. We continue to hemorrhage our best while retaining only the “yes men” that drink the corporate Kool-Aid. Safety is no longer a priority, pressure to fly is real, and the clinical quality is subpar at best. The compensation is a joke - the organization uses every single avenue to avoid paying the employees what they should. They rely on the RLA status to not pay overtime. Nurses and Paramedics: If you think this is your dream job, look elsewhere. You’ll make better money and do better care staying in the unit or on a ground ambulance. The organization communicated poorly, schedules poorly, and takes advantage of employees who are not familiar with EEOC and wage laws. Employees who “stand up, speak out, and take action” now find that they are quietly and passively reprimanded for aligning with the company’s employees empty commitment to safety. The organization and its leadership is the epitome of a toxic workplace. I’ve been here for over six years and worked both the flight line and management roles. I’m only staying until I find new employment. Do yourself a favor and work any other flight company but this one. It’s a sinking ship. Even management knows. To quote one regional Program Director from Texas:”We’re due to smoke another one” which recognizes that the management has created a culture where it’s now accepted that the death of a crew is impending and they simply refuse to change.

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5.0
Jun 17, 2026
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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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