Driver, PACE Transportation FT, Day

Prisma; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health EMS is seeking a dedicated driver for the PACE Transportation program at Mobile Care Ambulance Services. You will transport participants with mobility needs, operate wheelchair lifts, and support safety and on-time performance within a patient-centered care model.

The role emphasizes teamwork with the care team, daily vehicle checks, and proactive communication of any changes in participant condition. Valid license and clean MVR are required.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or equivalent OR post-high school diploma/highest degree earned.
• Experience: No experience required. One year with frail/elderly population preferred.
• Licenses: Valid driver’s license and acceptable MVR as defined by policy.

Responsibilities

• Operate specially equipped vehicles and assist participants with mobility while maintaining safety.
• Drive vans with wheelchair lifts to transport participants on schedule.
• Assist loading/unloading and secure wheelchairs and mobility devices.
• Ensure safe boarding/alighting and respond to medical or safety emergencies per protocols.
• Maintain established schedules and determine safest routes with changes as needed.
• Perform daily pre/post-trip inspections and report maintenance or safety concerns.
• Collaborate with care team and communicate changes in participant condition.

Skills

Basic computer ops

Mobile devices usage

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Post-high school diploma

Tools

Wheelchair lifts

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Responsible for the safe, reliable, and compassionate transportation of participants with physical and mobility limitations. Ensures that participants are transported to and from designated locations in a timely manner while upholding the highest standards of safety, service, and dignity. Requires close interaction with participants, caregivers, and the care team to support participant-centered care.

Driver for PACE (Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Responsible for operating specially equipped vehicles, assisting participants with varying levels of mobility, and supporting overall participant safety.
• Operates vans equipped with wheelchair lifts to transport participants safely and on schedule. Assists participants with loading/unloading, operates wheelchair lifts, and secures wheelchairs and mobility devices using appropriate tie-downs.
• Ensures that passengers get on and off the van safely. Respond quickly and appropriately to medical or safety emergencies following established protocols.
• Responsible for maintaining established schedules, adjusts schedules to meet unanticipated changes, determines the safest and most efficient pick-up and delivery routes.
• Performs daily pre- and post-trip inspections, maintain vehicle cleanliness, and promptly report maintenance or safety concerns.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team to share observations or concerns about participant safety and well-being. Communicates any changes in participant condition to team members.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - High School diploma or equivalent OR post-high school diploma/highest degree earned
• Experience - No experience required. One (1) year of experience with a frail or elderly population preferred.

In Lieu Of

N/A

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

A valid driver’s license; an acceptable motor vehicle record, as defined by the Acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Chart.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Proficiency with basic computer operations, including email, and navigation of common software programs.
• Advanced skills with mobile devices (smartphones and tablets), including app usage, and navigation of scheduling or communication platforms.

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Mobile Care Ambulance Services

Facility

Prisma Health EMS

Department

PACE Transportation

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