Driver Coordinator

Hazelden Betty Ford; Center City (MN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation in Minnesota is seeking a Transportation role focused on safe, efficient transport for clients, visitors, professionals, and staff. The position follows weekday hours with potential weekend work and requires primary desk coverage and coordination of arrivals, discharges, and special circumstances.

The role involves driving to airports, depots, clinics, and other sites, maintaining safety protocols, documenting activities, and coordinating with clinical teams and

Qualifications

• High school or equivalent.
• Experience in transportation department operations.
• Current Driver’s License in good standing with no major violations in 3 years and no capital violations in 5 years.
• Favorable Driver Health Screen.
• Current CPR certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Defensive Driving certification (every two years).
• Employees aged 65+ must provide annual physician statements confirming ability to drive safely.
• Competency with MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Provide clients, visitors, professionals, and staff with safe, secure transportation.
• Provide primary coverage at the Transportation desk.
• Coordinate patient transportation needs for arrivals, discharges, and special circumstances.
• Communicate transportation needs with clinical staff.
• Check transportation orders in MyAvatar and coordinate coverage.
• Provide scheduled, non-scheduled, and emergency transport to various locations.
• Maintain professional driving and safety standards at all times.
• Coordinate vehicle maintenance with vendors and departments.
• Provide backup administrative coverage.
• Assist with patient vehicle searches when requested by leadership.

Skills

Experience in transportation ops

Driver health screen

Defensive driving

MS Office proficiency

Education

High school or equivalent

CPR certification

Class B license

Vocational/Technical training

Job description

Responsibilities

**The expectation for this role is weekdays with the potential to work some weekends.**

• Provide clients, visitors, professionals, and staff going to and from Hazelden a safe and secure means of transportation as efficiently and promptly as possible.
• Provide primary office coverage at the Transportation desk.
• Coordinate patient transportation needs for arrivals, discharges,and special circumstances
• Communicate patient transportation needs with clinical staff
• Check for transportation orders within MyAvatar and coordinate coverage.
• As needed, provide scheduled, non-scheduled, and emergency transportation to patients, clients, staff, workshop participants, and visitors to and from airport, bus depots, train depots, motels, clinics, dentists, halfway houses, hospitals.
• Responsible for professional driving and safety measures always while representing Hazelden.
• Assess the situations that may occur with Hazelden clients while in the drivers care to assure safe transport.
• Coordinate and implement a patient vehicle search when requestedwith Department Lead or Manager.
• Provide transportation of medical and related materials.
• Maintain department written documentation following defined procedures
• Coordinate vehicle maintenance needs with associated vendors and departments.
• Provide backup administrative coverage

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• High school or equivalent
• Experience in transportation department operations
• Current Driver’s License in good standing
  • Insurance requires that individuals in this role have no major motor vehicle violations within the past 3 years
  • Insurance requires that individuals in this role have no capital violations within the last 5 years
• Favorable Drivers Health Screen
• Current CPR certification
  • Certification must be from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross
• Defensive Driving certification (every two years)
• Employees who are 65+ must provide annual physician’s statements confirming ability to drive in a safe manner.
• Competency with MS Office Applications (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 12 Step Knowledge
• Class B license
• Vocational or Technical Training

Overview

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is the largest nonprofit addiction recovery organization in the United States. It is also one of the most mission-driven places you will find. The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation team is passionate about providing hope and ultimately healing. As a living, growing and evolving institution, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is – at our core- a people-powered organization. Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is comprised of 1600+ employees, seventeen treatment sites and produces $190 million dollars in annual revenue. This exemplary organization serves nearly 25,000 people annually and is committed to provide hope and healing for those experiencing addiction to alcohol and other drugs.

What makes this organization unique is its total ecosystem approach to prevention, education, research, advocacy and treatment. All of the parts of the organization work together to inform, develop and deliver evidence- based practices that help people reclaim their futures and restore their hope.

Being “a best place to work” is a strategic goal of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and it’s a goal that every employee plays an active role in helping to achieve. Our culture is a reflection of how encouraged and energized we each feel about contributing our ideas and performing to our greatest ability. Join us and do meaningful work.

We deeply value our employees. Working at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation includes a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Competitive Health, Dental and Vision Plans
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Paid time-off
• Tuition reimbursement

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our colleagues is critical to our success as a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs; and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

Salary new (max and min)

USD $20.00 - USD $28.36 /Hr.