Transportation Driver

Job Description: The Transport Driver is responsible for safely transporting facility residents to and from appointments, providing quality customer service and helping to set the tone for the level of care residents will receive at The Center.

Job Duties and Responsibilities: Transport Driver Reviews patient information prior to appointment in order to determine patient needs. Verifies all information with nursing staff as necessary. Implements customer-service standards, resolves problems, and determines & completes patient transportation system improvements. Transport Driver Stays with patient at appointments to provide assistance upon request. Enters orders for appointments and transportation and retrieves/sends diagnostic labs needed for appointment. Determines best route to and from appointments prior to the departing time, along with equipment required to load and unload patient. Transport Driver Keeps equipment operating by establishing and enforcing operating and preventative maintenance rules; arranges for repairs, oil changes, etc. Provides and troubleshoots medical equipment needed for patient transport, including but not limited to oxygen, wheelchairs, gurneys, and IVs. Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complies with legal regulations. Transport new admissions and occasional discharges.