Shuttle Driver

WVU Medicine; Martinsburg (WV); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

WVU Medicine is seeking a shuttle driver to meet, greet, and assist passengers while operating a 15-passenger shuttle at our Martinsburg facility. The role requires a valid driver’s license and at least three years of driving a multi-passenger vehicle, with excellent customer service skills.

Responsibilities include pre-trip checks, adherence to traffic laws, reporting incidents, and operating wheelchair lifts on handicap-equipped shuttles.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license required.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Three years driving experience with a multiple passenger vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Prepares shuttle for the day’s run and checks fluid and shuttle operation.
• Follows traffic laws and uses handsfree calling when needed.
• Reports accidents or incidents to supervisor immediately.
• Maintains shuttle cleanliness inside and out during non-peak hours.
• Operates wheelchair lift on handicap-equipped shuttles and communicates with drivers via radio.

Skills

Customer service

Vehicle operation

Shuttle driving

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Welcome! We're excited you're considering an opportunity with us!

Below, you'll find other important information about this position.

Meet, greet, and welcome customers of WVU Medicine while manning the shuttles. The shuttle drivers must have great customer service and driving skills when operating the shuttles.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.

Experience

• Three (3) years driving experience driving a multiple passenger vehicle.

Core Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares shuttle for the days run, checking fluid and operation of the shuttle prior to loading the first passenger of the day.
• Follows all traffic laws, posted speed limits and signals. Cell phone usage only permitted when the shuttle is parked. If calls must be made to a control center/dispatch, it must be done with handsfree calling connected to the vehicle, per law and policy.
• Report all accidents, incidents, or suspicious activity immediately to supervisor.
• If problematic situations arise, you are to contact your supervisor immediately.
• Follows the designated route and follow the guidelines when loading / unloading passengers. (i.e. 5 minutes, Full Shuttle or Another Shuttle Arrives)
• Maintains inside and out of shuttle during non-peak hours by the individual drivers of the shuttle.
• If the Shuttle develops mechanical issues, document the problem and notifies supervisor immediately.
• Communicates with other drivers upon leaving or arriving at a destination via radio.
• Updates documentation of passengers at all destinations.
• Reports any vehicle assist with other motorist or employees to Security Dispatcher immediately.
• Operates the wheelchair lift on handicap equipped Shuttles.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear in order to communicate with passengers regarding the Shuttle Services.
• Continuous sitting, within the shuttles from parking lot areas is required in order to transport passengers to retrieve vehicles / arrive to destinations.
• Evaluation by Occupational Medicine required upon hire or transfer to ensure medical fitness. Periodic evaluation after hire required. Any significant changes in health-status must be reported.

Working Environment

• Employee may be exposed to all types of weather conditions.
• Employee exposed to all traffic conditions.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to operate all types of automobiles and light trucks, both standard and automatic transmissions.
• Ability to drive a (15) passenger Shuttle.
• Excellent customer and people skills.

Additional Job Description

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0
• Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Non-Exempt)
• Company: BMC Berkeley Medical Center
• Cost Center: 608
• BMC Security Address: 2500 Hospital Drive Martinsburg West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.

WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

Thank you for your interest in working for WVUM.

The West Virginia University Health System is West Virginia's largest health system and the state's largest employer with more than 3,400 licensed beds, 4,600 providers, 35,000 employees, and $7 billion in total operating revenues.

The Health System is comprised of 25 hospitals - including J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, an 880-bed academic medical center, and the 150-bed WVU Medicine Children's Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia - and five institutes.

To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org.