Driver - Non Emergent - Medical Transport - Full Time Nights

20 Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc.; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) seeks a Transport Aide to support caring for patients across ambulatory and non-ambulatory transports. The role includes driving duties, safety checks of the vehicle, and accurate documentation for records and billing.

Responsibilities emphasize maintaining clean, stocked vehicles, communicating with staff and patients, and adhering to departmental policies, with compliance to insurance and age requirements.

Qualifications

• Valid Class C driver's license.
• High school diploma or GED completed.
• Must be 21+ years old for NGHS vehicle insurance.
• CPR, first aid, and vehicle operation certifications maintained.

Responsibilities

• Maintain transport vehicle in a condition suitable for transportation of patients.
• Ensure the vehicle is cleaned, fueled, and fully stocked.
• Maintain a monthly acceptable Road Safety score.
• Use safety measures and follow departmental policies.
• Secure patients to the stretcher or wheeled chair and to the vehicle.
• Keep an accurate trip sheet with times and mileages.
• Complete a vehicle inspection sheet before each shift.
• Complete billing sheets required to obtain reimbursement for the transport.

Skills

Calm under pressure

Communication

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Category: Allied Health Work Shift/Schedule: 12 Hr Afternoon - Morning

About the Role: Job Summary Is under the direct supervision of EMS Supervisor or Paramedic in the absence of a Captain or Lieutenant. Transports ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients with wheeled chairs and stretchers. Ensures that the vehicle is clean and prepared to safely transport patients. Documents the transports for departmental records and billing purposes. Communicates with patients, nursing staff, and Medical Transport Dispatcher.

Minimum Job Qualifications Licensure or other certifications: Valid Class C drivers license.

Educational Requirements: High School Diploma or GED

Minimum Experience: Experience working with people in a healthcare environment. Must be 21 years of age as a requirement of NGHS vehicle insurance carrier.

Other: Preferred Job Qualifications Preferred Licensure or other certifications: Preferred Educational Requirements: Preferred Experience: Other: Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Ability to work with people under stress Good Driving Record: Must have less than two moving violations in the past three years on Motor Vehicle Report Must be a competent vehicle operator Familiarity with common roads and landmarks in the normal operating territory Uses the pager, portable and mobile two-way radio system Maintains certification in CPR, first aid, and vehicle operation

• Maintains the transport vehicle in a condition suitable for transportation of sick or injured patients and is prepared to promptly respond to the patient’s location.
• Ensuring the vehicle is cleaned, fueled, and fully stocked.
• Maintains a monthly acceptable Road Safety score.
• Uses appropriate safety measures when operating vehicle including abiding to all departmental policies and procedures.
• Uses proper lifting techniques and informs patients prior to movements that may startle them.
• Ensures that the patient is protected from the weather while outside of the vehicle or buildings.
• Properly secures the patients to the stretcher or wheeled chair and the stretcher or wheeled chair to the vehicle.
• Keeps an accurate trip sheet on every transport that includes times and mileages.
• Completes a vehicle inspection sheet before each shift to verify that the vehicle is prepared to transport patients.
• Completes any billing sheets required to obtain reimbursement for the transport.

• Weight Lifted: Up to 100 lbs, Frequently 31-65% of time
• Weight Carried: Up to 100 lbs, Frequently 31-65% of time
• Vision: Moderate, Frequently 31-65% of time
• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Frequently 31-65% of time
• Standing/Walking: Frequently 31-65% of time
• Pushing/Pulling: Frequently 31-65% of time
• Intensity of Work: Frequently 31-65% of time

Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding, Driving Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals.

NGHS: Opportunities start here. Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status. Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is a non-profit on a mission of improving the health of our community in all we do. Our team cares for more than 1 million people across the region through five hospitals and a variety of outpatient locations. Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) has campuses in Gainesville, Braselton, Winder, Dahlonega and Demorest – with a total of more than 850 beds and more than 1,200 medical staff members representing more than 60 specialties. Learn more at www.nghs.com.