Driver

Kintegra Health; Gastonia (NC); In loco; USD 22.000 - 30.000; Tempo pieno

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Kintegra Health is seeking a Driver for the STLC Gastonia Transportation team in Gastonia, NC. The role involves transporting physically limited passengers, coordinating with caregivers and agencies, and ensuring safety and timely service.

Responsibilities include operating handicap-accessible vehicles, maintaining vehicle condition, and adhering to schedules while reporting any changes in participant condition to the Transportation Coordinator.

Competenze

• Must be 18 years old and have a minimum of 1 year of experience working with the frail elderly population.
• Be medically cleared for communicable diseases and have all immunizations up-to-date before engaging in direct participant contact

Mansioni

• Communicates effectively with participants, families, staff and other agencies.
• Drives a specially equipped van to transport participants and ensures wheelchair lifts are properly operated.
• Follows established schedules, adjusts schedules to meet unanticipated changes, and determines the safest and most efficient routes with approval.
• Assists participants on and off vans using proper safety techniques and demonstrates proper use of durable medical equipment.
• Must provide door-to-door service ensuring safe entry and exit from residences.
• Responds to emergencies appropriately.
• Inspects van and maintains it in a clean, safe condition and reports maintenance needs.
• Maintains a safe driving record with a North Carolina driver’s license; license verified annually.

Formazione

High School Diploma or GED

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Driver

STLC Gastonia - Transportation ALL Full-Time Operatives Gastonia, NC, US

Title: Driver

Department: Senior TLC Transportation

Status: Hourly

Location: Assigned Locations

Reports To: Transportation Manager

Direct Reports: None

Summary of Position:

Under the supervision of the Transportation Coordinator, is responsible for the direct transportation of physically limited passengers to and from their destinations. Position requires constant interaction with caregivers and community agencies.

Education: High School Diploma or GED;

Experience: Must be 18 years old and have a minimum of 1 year of experience working with the frail elderly population.

Certification(s)/Licensure: Valid NC Driver's License with good driving record with a minimum of no major moving violations

Special Training: Must be able to work effectively in a team environment and operate handicap accessible vehicles. Only act within the scope of his or her authority to practice. Meet a standardized set of competencies for the specific position description established by Senior TLC and approved by CMS before working independently and yearly thereafter.

Immunizations: Be medically cleared for communicable diseases and have all immunizations up-to-date before engaging in direct participant contact

Key Responsibilities:

• Effectively communicates with participants, families, staff and other agencies and departments.
• Is trained to drive all variety of vehicles that are included in the organization’s transportation fleet with the understanding may drive any type of vehicle upon the instruction of Transportation Coordinator and/or designee.
• Drives a specially equipped van to deliver physically limited persons to varied destinations. Assures that wheelchair lifts and tie down equipment are properly operated and that participants are delivered to appointments in a timely manner.
• Follows established schedules, adjusts schedules to meet unanticipated changes, and determines the safest and most efficient pick-up and delivery routes. The Transportation Coordinator and/or Transportation Support Specialist must approve all adjustments in schedules/routes.
• Assists participants on and off vans using proper safety techniques in a courteous manner. Demonstrates the proper use, care, and storage of durable medical equipment at all times.
• Must assist participants to and from their residence using appropriate safety measures related to the participant’s fall risk. Must provide door-to-door service ensuring participant exits residence safely and enters residence safely prior to leaving the residence.
• Responds to emergencies appropriately.
• Inspects van and maintains it in a clean, orderly and safe condition. Reports the need for maintenance. Completes daily maintenance check off sheet and submits to Transportation Coordinator or designee as assigned.
• Maintains proper documentation of fuel receipts as instructed by Transportation Coordinator and/or designee.
• Participates as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team as requested. Attends staff meetings and takes part in participant care planning as requested. Communicates any changes in participant condition to appropriate team members.
• Maintains a safe driving record as evidenced by retaining a North Carolina driver’s license. Valid driver’s license will be verified annually.
• Must be able to meet all physical requirements of the position to include standing, bending, reaching, pulling, pushing, squatting, and walking for intermittent periods.