NEMT Driver

Responsibilities: As an NEMT Driver for NAMS Transportation LLC, your daily responsibilities will include: Safe Patient Transport: Safely and efficiently operate company-issued vehicles to transport passengers door-to-door from their homes to medical facilities, adult day programs, and treatments. Punctual Route Execution: Review and follow daily schedules and optimized routes provided by dispatch, ensuring early morning pickups and timely arrivals for all appointments. Passenger Assistance: Provide compassionate, professional physical assistance to passengers while boarding and exiting the vehicle, including safely operating wheelchair lifts, ramps, and specialized restraint systems as needed. Vehicle Inspections: Conduct mandatory daily pre-trip and post-trip vehicle safety inspections (checking fluid levels, tire pressure, brakes, and cleanliness) to ensure the vehicle is fully compliant with safety regulations. Clear Communication: Maintain real-time, professional radio or smartphone communication with the dispatch team regarding schedule updates, traffic delays, or client status. Accurate Documentation: Maintain meticulous, electronic or written daily trip logs, passenger attendance, and incident reports in accordance with company policy. Emergency Readiness: Respond calmly and appropriately to any unexpected route changes or client health adjustments during transit, following established medical safety protocols.

Qualifications and Requirements: To be considered for the NEMT Driver position, candidates must meet the following criteria:

Experience: Minimum of 1 year of continuous driving experience within the United States. Availability: Must be fully available for a full-time schedule with early morning start times and willing to work overtime hours when operational needs require it. Driving Record: Possess a valid state Driver’s License with a clean, safe driving history (minimal to no moving violations or at-fault accidents within the past 3 to 5 years).Background Screenings: Must successfully pass a mandatory criminal background check (CORI), employment verification, and a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Physical Stamina: Ability to physically assist passengers with varying levels of mobility, which includes bending, kneeling, lifting up to 50 lbs, and safely pushing/securing loaded wheelchairs over ramps and paved surfaces.

Interpersonal Skills: Exceptional communication skills, fluent in English (written and spoken), with a calm, patient, and highly respectful demeanor toward elderly or vulnerable clients. Technical Comfort: Ability to comfortably utilize smartphones, GPS navigation apps, and dispatching software.