Ambulette Driver at SeniorRide Transportation Brooklyn, NY

SeniorRide Transportation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 24,796 - 30,307; Full time

Job summary

SeniorRide Transportation in Brooklyn, NY seeks an Ambulette Driver to provide non‑medical transportation for clients, loading and unloading patients, and ensuring comfort and safety during rides.

You will operate wheelchair lifts, maintain logs for records and billing, comply with confidentiality policies, and stay in contact with base stations during trips. Valid NYS CDL with Passenger Endorsement and medical exam required.

Qualifications

• Valid NYS Commercial Driver License with Passenger Endorsement.
• NYC Taxi and Limousine Paratransit Driver License.
• NYSDMV 19A Medical Examination.
• Ability to assist patients with mobility and transfers.

Responsibilities

• Transport residents to appointments in non-emergency medical vehicles.
• Carry patients to appointments safely and in accordance with policies.
• Transport patients in non-critical condition and ensure timely service.
• Maintain logs for records and billing purposes.

Skills

Safe patient transport

Customer service

Safety compliance

Wheelchair lift operation

Tools

Wheelchair lift

Tie-down straps

Job description

Ambulette Driver job at SeniorRide Transportation. Brooklyn, NY.

BASE SALARY RANGE: $18.00 - $22.00 / hour (Commensurate with experience)

Job Description

Ambulette drivers are responsible for providing non‑medical transportation to clients. It's their job to handle loading the patient in and out of the vehicle, using wheelchair lift equipment as appropriate, and to keep the vehicle comfortable for the patient.

Drivers also need to comply with facility policies on patient confidentiality and on protecting their patients, their vehicles and themselves from bloodborne pathogens.

Drivers are expected to be on time, professionally dressed in a pressed uniform, and friendly both to patients and to facility personnel.

Ambulette drivers keep logs of their trips that are used both for recordkeeping and billing purposes. In the event of a vehicle accident or patient incident, the driver will have to fill out reports on what happened. During trips, ambulette drivers are expected to stay in touch with their base stations via a two‑way radio.

Responsibilities

• Transport residents with various medical conditions in non‑emergency medical vehicles.
• Their role is to carry patients to appointments in a safe manner and to comply with facility and company policies.
• Transporting patients in non‑critical condition.
• Primary responsibilities include transporting patients, who are usually elderly or disabled, to their medical appointments in a safe and timely manner.

POSITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Standing: Frequent
• Walking: Frequent
• Sitting: Frequent
• On a regular basis, must enter and exit the ambulette, which has a 15" step and 6" step, respectively.

NECK/TRUNK

• Posture will vary, depending on the essential tasks being performed at that time and with the positional requirements at the time.

UPPER EXTREMITIES

• Can work overhead, waist or chest level, typically when driving or working with wheelchair. Most work will be performed at waist level.

LOWER EXTREMITIES

• Usually in a seated position with a 90‑degree angle for the knees, but can stand, stoop, squat or kneel if needed when performing essential job functions of wheelchair transport.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

• Wheelchair and strapping needed to tie down chairs
• Hydraulic Wheelchair Lift

License and Certifications

• Valid NYS Commercial Driver (Minimum C class) License with Passenger Endorsement
• Valid NYS DMV 19A Medical Examination
• NYC Taxi and Limousine Paratransit Driver License