Tranportation Aide

WVE WVNH EMP LLC; United States; On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages and PTO

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with employer match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

CommuniCare Health's Taylor Healthcare Center in Grafton, WV is seeking a Full Time Transportation Assistant to help residents travel to inside facility and outside appointments in a safe, attentive manner. This role emphasizes compassionate patient care and teamwork.

You will transport residents and staff, assist with in-house activities, maintain documentation, and follow department policies while ensuring safety and quality care in a post-acute setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Graduate of Nurse Aide Training Program or eligible to enroll and complete within 120 days.
• Certified First Aid from Red Cross is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with transportation to and from facility and outside appointments.
• Transport residents and staff safely and efficiently.
• Maintain resident documentation and records.

Skills

Compassionate personality

Patient care oriented

Education

High school diploma or GED

Nurse Aide training graduate or eligible

Red Cross First Aid Certificate

Tools

Driver's License

Job description

Job Address:

2 Hospital Plaza Grafton, WV 26354 Taylor Healthcare Center, a member of the CommuniCare Family of Companies is currently recruiting for a Full Time Transportation Assistant to join our team.

PURPOSE/BELIEF STATEMENT:

The position of Transportation Assistant exists to assist residents with transportation to and from inside facility and outside physician appointments and events in a safe manner and in accordance with established procedures. This position must work effectively with team members in ensuring that work is accomplished and quality care is delivered, supporting their team members and celebrating team successes. While focusing on delivering quality resident care, the position must also manage the resources that are available to them in their job.

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Enjoy working with seniors.


• Both transporting residents and shuttling employees.


• Transport and assist residents, per facility vehicle, to outside physician visits in a safe manner.


• Transport Employees.


• Assist with transporting residents within the facility to scheduled specialty appointments, i.e. podiatry, audiology, optometry, dental, etc.


• Assist with transporting residents to and from scheduled in-house activities.


• Provide one on one monitoring for residents deemed an elopement risk on outside visits.


• Perform basic nursing care procedures for residents as required.


• Create a clean, comfortable, and safe environment for residents and assure that their needs are met.


• Maintain resident documentation records.


• Maintain and work within established departmental, center, and corporate policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.


• Attend and participate in scheduled training, educational classes, and orientation programs to maintain certification and enhance quality of care.


• Perform other related activities as assigned or requested.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• High school graduate or G. E. D. equivalent.


• Must possess a current, valid Driver’s License in State of employment.


• 5-7 Years experience.


• Graduate of an approved Nurse Aide Training Program or be eligible to enter such a program and graduate and pass a state test within 120 days from date of employment.


• Must possess Red Cross First Aid Certificate.


• Prior work/life experiences involving independent decision making.


• Prior work/life experiences, preferably in healthcare or a service industry.


• Compassionate and enthusiastic personality.

Benefits

• As a CommuniCare employee you will enjoy competitive wages and PTO plans.


• We offer full time employees a menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical, dental, and vision coverage from quality benefit carriers.


• We also offer 401(k) with employer match and Flexible Spending Accounts.

About Us

A family-owned company, we have grown to become one of the nation’s largest providers of post-acute care, which includes skilled nursing rehabilitation centers, long-term care centers, assisted living communities, independent rehabilitation centers, and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH). Since 1984, we have provided superior, comprehensive management services for the development and management of adult living communities. We have a single job description at CommuniCare, \"to reach out with our hearts and touch the hearts of others.\" Through this effort we create \"Caring Communities\" where staff, residents, clients, and family members care for and about one another. Since 1984, CommuniCare Family of Companies has been committed to delivering exceptional person-centered care as a national leader in post-acute care for those that are chronically ill or have complex conditions. Our more than 150 skilled nursing, assisted living, and long-term care facilities deliver sophisticated and transformative care to nearly 16,000 residents and patients at any given time. CommuniCare employs more than 19,000 employees across six states (Ohio, Indiana, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania). As a family owned and operated company, family and heart are woven into every aspect of our continuum of care. Our mission, to serve with pride, is evident and a quality residents, families and community partners have come to expect and trust. Dedicated to improving the lives of seniors, we put extraordinary service above all else. We continue to raise the bar and innovate wherever possible to deliver a higher quality of life for those far beyond our facilities. Because of this, our facilities are a better place for residents to live, patients to stay, employees to work and families to heal.