Paratransit Driver

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) match

Education support

Job summary

CarePartners Health Services in Asheville, NC is seeking a Paratransit Driver to safely transport PACE participants, including wheelchair users. Under supervision of Transportation Manager, you will help keep vehicles clean and safe while delivering reliable service.

Required: high school diploma, NC driver's license, BLS, First Aid; one year of experience with frail or elderly; preferred CDL with P endorsement. Benefits include medical, vision, dental, retirement, and education support.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
• NC Driver’s License, BLS, First Aid required.
• Class B CDL with P Endorsement preferred.
• One year experience working with and/or transporting the frail and elderly required.
• Preferred experience: Bus driver for schools or at-risk populations.

Responsibilities

• Safely transport PACE participants, including ambulatory and wheelchair-bound.
• Transport durable medical equipment, pharmacy items as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety of the assigned vehicle.
• Communicate safety issues to the Transportation Manager.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Paratransit Driver with CarePartners you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary And Qualifications

Under the supervision of the Transportation Manager, the Paratransit Driver is responsible for the safe and timely transportation of PACE participants. Including transport of paratransit (ambulatory and wheelchair-bound) participants, durable medical equipment, pharmacy and any other transportation as deemed necessary. Responsible for overall cleanliness and safety of the vehicle assigned on a daily basis. Responsible for communicating any safety issue(s) to the Transportation Manager.

Role Summary:

What qualifications you will need:

• Required Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Preferred Education: None
• Required License/Certification: NC Driver’s License, BLS, First Aid
• Preferred License: Class B CDL with P Endorsement
• Required Experience: One year experience working with and/or transporting the frail and elderly.
• Preferred Experience: Bus driver for schools or at-risk populations.

Benefits

CarePartners, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

CarePartners Health Services, a member of Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare, is a healthcare organization serving western North Carolina and offering a full continuum of post-acute care. Located in Asheville, North Carolina, it’s services include a Rehabilitation Hospital, Home Health, Outpatient Rehabilitation, Hospice, Palliative Care, Private Duty, PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) and Orthotics & Prosthetics. With more than 1,200 colleagues and 400 volunteers, CarePartners Health Services is dedicated to helping people of western North Carolina live full and productive lives, despite illness, injury, disability or issues related to aging.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

“There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.”- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.