Med Trip Driver & Program Float - Children's Services

Melmark; Berwyn (PA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO (Vacation/Holidays/Sick)

Pension and 403(b)

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life and Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Conference opportunities

Job summary

Melmark is seeking a Med Trip Driver/Programmatic Float in Berwyn, PA, to support the children's services department with resident transport to medical appointments and supervision during trips. The role also assists in ratio when not on medical appointments, maintaining LOS for assigned individuals.

The position requires a High School diploma and a valid US driver's license, with preference for 50+ college credits and at least one year in a related field.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required, 50 college credits or more preferred.
• A valid US Driver’s license, must be able to meet requirements to become an approved Melmark driver, and a minimum age of twenty-one (21) years old.
• Working knowledge of Windows Operating Systems and Microsoft Office.
• A minimum of one year experience in related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides transportation and level of supervision (LOS) for Melmark residents for routine and emergency medical trips. Ensures the timely arrival to appointments and the safety and well-being of residents during transport by adhering to all safety rules and established policies and procedures.
• Secures necessary documentation for medical trips, including but not limited to: off campus sheets, referrals and insurance information. Obtains necessary money to pay for transportation needs (including parking, gas, etc.) as needed.
• Obtains necessary documentation for medical reports from the medical trip visits and returns the information to Health Care Services.
• Communicates with the Health Care Services department, including the respective Health Care Coordinator upon return from the trip. Ensures that the individual and all of their paperwork (particularly the Emergency Medical Packet) are returned to the proper area upon completion of the trip.
• Assists in ratio by maintaining LOS of assigned Melmark clients across Children’s services when not attending medical trips. Maintains client specific LOS for assigned individual(s) at all times. Ensures proper LOS transfer to a coworker or supervisor when needed.
• Assists individuals with all activities of daily living including but not limited to, eating, bathing, grooming, toileting, dressing, ambulating in accordance to their individual plans.
• Maintains an appropriate level of functional engagement with individuals at all times.
• Implements individual plans as written and accurately collects corresponding data including but not limited to: Individual Support Plan (ISP), Behavior Support Plan (BSP), Protocol Summary, and lesson plans.
• Completes daily documentation in a timely and accurate manner, including sleep data, stool/menstrual data, food logs, body check information, incident reports, behavioral data, etc. as outlined for assigned individual(s).

Education

High School diploma

50 college credits or more

Tools

Windows Operating Systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Melmark is seeking a Med Trip Driver/Programmatic Float in Berwyn, PA, to support the children's services department with resident transport to medical appointments and supervision during trips. The role also assists in ratio when not on medical appointments, maintaining LOS for assigned individuals.

The position requires a High School diploma and a valid US driver's license, with preference for 50+ college credits and at least one year in a related field.