Mobile Unit Driver

San Carlos Apache Healthcare Corporation; Peridot (AZ); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Part time

Job summary

San Carlos Apache Tribe Health Center is seeking a Part-Time Mobile Medical Vehicle driver to support patient care delivery and navigate participants on and off the mobile unit.

The role requires a High School diploma or GED, a valid driver's license, and a CDL. Expect 100% travel and no supervision for managing the vehicle and safety checks.

Responsibilities include driving the vehicle, maintaining logs, ensuring cleanliness, and coordinating with staff during patient encounters.

Qualifications

• 6 months related experience.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Current and valid driver’s license.
• Current Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) required.

Responsibilities

• Drive the Mobile Medical Vehicle as part of daily duties.
• Assist with patient care delivery and participant navigation.
• Maintain vehicle cleanliness and perform equipment checks.
• Keep a daily log of mileage, trips, passengers, destinations and fuel.
• Inspect vehicle safety, tires, brakes, lights and windshield.
• Complete incident reports and coordinate with authorities if needed.

Skills

Driving

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

CDL

Driver's license

Job description

• Employee Type Non-Exempt PT
• Required Degree High school
• Travel 100%
• Manage Others No

Contact information

• Name Human Resources
• Phone [phone]

Description

This position is Part-Time.

Serves as the primary driver of the Mobile Medical Vehicle and assists with the delivery of patient care services and management, and navigation of participants on and off the mobile unit. Assists with preparations and ongoing maintenance of the Mobile Medical Vehicle such as ensuring overall cleanliness before, during, and after visits; performing equipment checks; maintaining inventory supplies; and performing other duties required to support the Mobile Medical Vehicle’s readiness to operate and to accept participant encounters.

Essential Functions

• Requires the ability, competence and confidence to drive the Mobile Medical Vehicle as part of routine job duties.
• Effectively advocates for quality participant safety and satisfaction as a daily practice
• Maintain a clean and mechanically-sound vehicle
• Obey all traffic laws
• Assists patients enter and exit vehicle; operates lift gate to facilitate transport of wheelchair patients
• Maintains daily log of mileage, number of trips, passengers, destination and fuel consumption
• Inspects condition of mobile unit for cleanliness and safe operations
• Performs routine visual inspection of vehicle to ensure proper and safe operations including, but not limited to: checks tires, tests brakes, checks windshield and lights for cracks/breakage and tests headlights, brake lights and signals for proper operation
• Identifies fire and/or life safety risk situations; initiates appropriate action to correct situation
• Completes applicable reports of instances up to and including injury, damage or theft with appropriate documentation (photos, witness statements, etc.) and coordinates intervention by appropriate law enforcement personnel, fire and/or emergency medical response as appropriate.
• Completes inspections, as requested
• Examines doors, windows and gates to determine status, verifies vacancy of rooms and/or contents; questions unauthorized and/or suspicious personnel and requests identification
• Provides information and general assistance to staff, visitors and patients as requested
• Maintains log of all shift activities
• Actively participates in a variety of professional and civic activities to increase contacts among various Tribal Departments
• Participates in departmental orientation, on the job training and quality assurance programs/initiatives
• Participates in a variety of department and hospital educational programs to maintain current skill and competency levels; identifies and discusses performance or training needs with Supervisor.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 6 months related experience
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent, required
• Current and valid driver’s license, required
• Current Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), required

Indian Preference and Equal Employment Opportunity

SCAHC gives preference in hiring to San Carlos Apache Tribal members and other Native Americans in accordance with the San Carlos Apache Tribe’s Tribal Preference Policy, as set forth in Section 402 of the Tribe’s Human Resources Department Policies and Procedures Manual. Otherwise SCAHC does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect him/her because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, SCAHC complies with all applicable federal, and Tribal laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.