Driver

Summit BHC; Santa Teresa (NM); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Peak Behavioral Health is seeking a Driver for our Las Cruces facility. The role involves safely transporting patients to program activities, appointments, and discharges, while maintaining patient supervision and providing clear shift handoffs.

You will document transport activities, follow safety policies, and support crisis response as part of the multidisciplinary team. This onsite position emphasizes reliability and compassionate care.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent required.
• 1+ years of experience in a behavioral facility preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drives vehicles to transport patients for admissions, appointments, activities, discharges and events.
• Transports visitors or staff as needed.
• Ensures passengers wear seatbelts before starting the vehicle.
• Maintains supervision of patients during transport and follows safety policies.
• Records charts in patient records and provides shift reports.
• Responds to on-call schedule and completes transport documentation.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

One or more years' relevant work experience in behavioral facility

Job description

Driver | Peak Behavioral Health | Las Cruces, New Mexico

About the Job:

PURPOSE STATEMENT: The Driver is responsible for coordinating and safely transporting patients to and from facility programming including appointments, activity trips, airport shuttle service and other special events in a punctual and timely manner. Also provides monitoring and reporting of patient behaviors, crisis situations, and medical emergencies as needed as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team. Transports visitors or staff as needed.

Roles and Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Drives company vehicles to transport patients for admissions, appointments, activity trips, discharges, and other special events in a punctual and timely manner.
• Picks up or transports visitors or staff as needed.
• Assures that all passengers are wearing seatbelts before the vehicle is started.
• Maintains a constant awareness and supervision of patients while transporting them. Complies with all company safety policies and practices and alleviates any safety issue by resolving or by notifying appropriate persons for assistance as necessary.
• Serves as a positive role model for patients and peers providing examples of appropriate behaviors, effective communication, and conflict resolution. Encourages open, honest communication to facilitate problem solving on the unit, during transport, and when attending off unit activities.
• Charts in patient records as appropriate and/or assigned.
• Provides a verbal report/briefing to the oncoming shift.
• Responds and adhere to "on call" schedule as required.
• Accurately and appropriately completes all transportation documentation.
• Maintains vehicle log(s) and reports maintenance issues to appropriate facility staff.
• Ensures all company vehicles are kept clean and functional. Maintains vehicles in safe condition and keeps record of vehicle maintenance.
• Responds to units to assist in behavioral events when needed.
• Responds and reports any vehicle related incidents.
• Drives company facility vehicle to pick-up supplies or equipment, as needed.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or GED required, OR equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• One or more years' relevant work experience in behavioral facility preferred.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Valid and in good standing state driver’s license required.
• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification may be required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

WORK LOCATION:

This position is onsite at the facility and is not a remote position.

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:

This position is an Individual Contributor.

Why Peak Behavioral Health?

Peak Behavioral Health offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Peak Behavioral Health is an EOE.

Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.