Medi-Car Driver

Superior Ambulance Service, Inc.; Rockdale (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth

Overtime opportunities

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth

Job summary

Superior Medi-Car is seeking full-time Medi-Car Drivers to transport wheelchair-bound patients to healthcare facilities and related sites across Illinois. The role emphasizes patient care according to training, safe driving, accurate route navigation, and proper billing documentation.

Ideal candidates will hold a High School Diploma or equivalent, a valid driver’s license, and pass the company tests for lifting and maps, with clear English communication.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalency.
• Must have passed the Company's required lifting test, Map test and successfully completed the interview process.
• Functional communication and writing in the English language.
• Possess a valid driver's license, satisfactory driving record and must be able to safely operate a vehicle in various conditions, including daytime, nighttime and inclement weather

Responsibilities

• Move a wheelchair up and down stairs, in and out of the Medi-Car.
• Provide appropriate patient care as stipulated in training as a Medi-Car Driver.
• Provide safe transportation and accurate map-reading to determine addresses and routes.
• Provide documentation for billing information.
• Maintain the vehicle in sanitary condition and report mechanical problems promptly

Skills

Driving

English communication

Map reading

Safe driving

Map reading

Education

High School Diploma or equivalency

Job description

Overview

History of the Company: Superior Ambulance Service started in 1959 with one ambulance and today is the largest independent, locally owned, and operated emergency medical services provider in the Midwest. Superior employs more than 4,000 licensed EMTs, Paramedics, and Nurses, operating a fleet of more than 800 ambulances throughout Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Superior also provides Critical Care, helicopter, and fixed wing emergency medical transportation

Illinois Medi-Car has immediate openings for full-time drivers to transport wheelchair-bound individuals to healthcare facilities, hospitals, testing laboratories, etc.

Responsibilities

The primary duties and responsibilities of the Medi-Car Driver consist of, but are not limited to the following:

• Must demonstrate adequate levels of skill in all areas required of a Medi-Car Driver, including the ability to move a wheelchair up and down stairs, in and out of the Medi-Car.
• Provide appropriate patient care as stipulated in their training as a Medi-Car Driver.
• Provide safe transportation, to include accurately discerning street names through map reading, the ability to correctly distinguish house numbers, and addresses of business locations, in the most expedient manner, are essential.
• Provide appropriate documentation for billing information.
• Maintain the vehicle in sanitary condition, in addition to monitoring all fluid levels and gauges, and report all mechanical problems with vehicle immediately.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalency.
• Must have successfully passed the Company's required lifting test, Map test and successfully completed the interview process.
• Functional communication and writing in the English language.
• Possess a valid driver's license, satisfactory driving record and must be able to safely operate a vehicle in various conditions, including daytime, nighttime and inclement weather

Benefits

• Full time scheduling
• Competitive compensation
• Multiple station locations with the ability to transfer - throughout the company
• Opportunity to work overtime
• Health/dental/life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunity for Career Growth

Salary Range

USD $17.95 - USD $25.00 /Hr. rates offered based on years of experience and full time scheduled templates.