Motor Vehicle Operator

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is seeking a Motor Vehicle Operator to support its transportation services. Under supervision, you will operate passenger cars, shuttle buses, vans, and larger vehicles as required to move staff and materials.

Responsibilities include vehicle pre-checks, reporting defects, assisting with loading/unloading, and maintaining trip reports. A NYS driver license with passenger endorsement is required, and a pre-employment screen may apply.

Qualifications

• Possession of a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York.
• Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening may be required for CDL holders.

Responsibilities

• Operates one or more types of motor vehicles such as passenger car, shuttle bus, truck, forklift, or tractor-trailer truck.
• Drives a truck carrying employees and material to and from work location.
• Acts as a chauffeur to an official.
• Performs basic vehicle checks (tires, oil, fuel, lights, brakes) and replenishes fluids as needed.
• Reports and documents noticeable mechanical defects in the vehicle.
• Cleans interior and exterior of vehicle and assists in loading/unloading of materials and passengers.
• Prepares trip reports and may dispatch personnel and equipment as needed.

Skills

Driver's license

Vehicle operation

Safety-minded

Job description

Marketing Statement

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations, accreditation, and recognition for its renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric Surgery Center, and Cancer Service. The facility also offers the region’s only multi-person hyperbaric chamber, allowing up to nine patients to dive together at one time. Jacobi’s Ambulatory Care Pavilion is a stunning complement to its inpatient acute care, allowing staff to provide patients with high-quality service in a modern, state-of-the-art environment.

Marketing Statement

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations, accreditation, and recognition for its renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric Surgery Center, and Cancer Service. The facility also offers the region’s only multi-person hyperbaric chamber, allowing up to nine patients to dive together at one time. Jacobi’s Ambulatory Care Pavilion is a stunning complement to its inpatient acute care, allowing staff to provide patients with high-quality service in a modern, state-of-the-art environment.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

Under supervision, operates motor vehicles and equipment such as passenger cars, shuttle buses, vans, trucks, forklifts, and tractor-trailer trucks.

Examples Of Typical Tasks

• Operates one or more types of motor vehicles such as passenger car, shuttle bus, truck, forklift, or tractor-trailer truck.
• Drives a truck carrying employees and material to and from work location.
• Acts as a chauffeur to an official.
• Checks the tires, oil and fuel of the vehicle, and checks vehicle to see that lights, horn and brakes appear to be operating properly. Replenishes fluids as needed.
• Reports and noticeable mechanical defects in the vehicle.
• Cleans the windows and interior and exterior of vehicle.
• Changes tires or wheels.
• Assists in loading and unloading of materials, equipment, and passengers.
• Reports any accidents in which the vehicle may have been involved.
• Operates motor equipment mounted on, or transported by, the vehicle.
• Watches for traffic hazards while labor force is engaged in making emergency repairs.
• Transports collectors and cases of coin boxes to and from collection areas.
• Is responsible for tools, supplies, materials, and equipment carried in or on the assigned vehicle.
• Prepares trip reports.
• In a garage/fleet, may dispatch personnel, motor vehicles and equipment.
• Performs related work.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York which must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Special Notes

• For appointment to certain positions, candidates must possess either a Class A, B, or C Commercial Driver License valid in the State of New York with passenger endorsement and no restrictions on the number of passengers, or with no airbrake restriction.
• All Motor Vehicle Operators with a Commercial Driver License are subject to a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening, and incumbents with a Commercial Driver License will be subjected to random drug and/or alcohol testing.