Medical Transport Vehicle Operator

Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks is seeking a full-time transportation specialist for the Grounds and Transportation Unit at the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. You will coordinate routes, transport patients and medical supplies, load and unload, and maintain vehicles and records to ensure safe operations.

Responsibilities include taking assignments from the Transportation Coordinator or Mobility Manager, following maps and schedules, enforcing safety, communicating

Responsibilities

• Receiving work assignments and direction regarding work methods, procedures and schedules from the Transportation Coordinator and/or the Mobility Manager.
• Arriving at and departing from pickup and discharge points at scheduled times.
• Reading installation maps and judges road/traffic conditions to determine the shortest and safest route.
• Enforcing passenger safety and seatbelt use.
• Using two-way radios to maintain communications with dispatcher/supervisor on assignments and locations.
• Loading and unloading patients and medical supplies.
• Performing operator maintenance such as checking fluid levels and air pressure in tires, cleaning and washing of vehicles, and performing inspection checklists.
• Maintaining records and document actions, such as operator inspection checklists/forms and accident/incident reports.

Job description

The Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks is seeking a full-time transportation specialist for the Grounds and Transportation Unit at the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. You will coordinate routes, transport patients and medical supplies, load and unload, and maintain vehicles and records to ensure safe operations.

Responsibilities include taking assignments from the Transportation Coordinator or Mobility Manager, following maps and schedules, enforcing safety, communicating