Compassionate Patient Transport Specialist

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C.; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C. in Shreveport, Louisiana, is seeking a Driver to provide transportation services for patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders, supporting a therapeutic milieu and ensuring patient safety.

The Driver must drive safely, perform routing vehicle checks, and maintain professional standards per Joint Commission and facility policies and procedures. Role involves coordinating with the Transportation Coordinator for timely pick-ups/drop-offs, communicating with referral

Responsibilities

• Effectively applies supportive behavior when assisting in the control of patients who exhibit unacceptable behavior.
• Oversees patient activities and does not leave patients unattended to ensure safety; Implements patient care activities under the direction and supervision of licensed nursing personnel
• Adheres to safety regulations of facility as per policies and procedures and external regulatory/credentialing bodies.
• Complies with standard/universal precautions and infection control policies and attends required in-services to keep self-informed. Performs safety observation and fall protocol and one to one protocol as directed; assists at risk/physically challenged patients with mobility needs as needed.
• Communicates and documents patient observation and date effectively.
• Communicates with the Transportation Coordinator to establish a schedule for picking up and dropping off patients in a timely manner; communicates with referral sources and patient families in appropriate manner while transporting patients.
• Maintains the on call phone to be available to communicate with nursing and admission staff while transporting patients.; communicates patients not able to be picked up/absentees to nursing staff in a timely manner.
• Communicates follow-up on patient care responsibilities; incomplete assignments, ongoing activities and current patient needs that effect attendance.
• Participates in performance improvement, data collection, and hospital’s quality assessment)
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Job description

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C. in Shreveport, Louisiana, is seeking a Driver to provide transportation services for patients with emotional or psychiatric disorders, supporting a therapeutic milieu and ensuring patient safety.

The Driver must drive safely, perform routing vehicle checks, and maintain professional standards per Joint Commission and facility policies and procedures. Role involves coordinating with the Transportation Coordinator for timely pick-ups/drop-offs, communicating with referral