Transportation Specialist / Driver
Transportation Specialist / Driver
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Job Description
Location:
LIFE Geisinger LewistownShift:
Days (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Worker Type:
RegularExemption Status:
NoJob Summary:
Responsible for providing safe transportation and supportive assistance in accordance with the individuals functional ability to patients and guests in a timely competent manner and communicating important information relevant to overall care plan to the multidisciplinary team.Job Duties:
- Responsible for van and escorting passengers during transport to and from pick up to delivery site.
- Follows established schedules and make adjustments to meet unanticipated changes; determines the safest and most efficient pick-up and delivery routes while considering needs of participants and requirements of clinic and therapies; maintains narrative of route.
- Safely carry out one-person transfers of passengers to and from vehicles and inside vehicles.
- This includes ensuring all passengers wear safety belts wheelchairs are locked into position and correct use of ramps for loading and unloading patients. .
- Maintains and ensures Oxygen supply and use is provided to patients as directed by clinical staff during transport
- Follows regulatory processes to identify and report grievances and service requests with prompt reporting and appropriate escalation. Responsible for transporting medications DME and supplies for patient use with adherence to chain of custody for controlled substances and regulatory reporting.
- Responsible for administering first aid and CPR during transport following emergency guidelines.
- Promptly reports patient or guest-related concerns noted in home or van.
- Documents according to program policy including accidents and incidents.
- Inspects vehicles and maintain them in a clean and safe condition.
- Maintains daily documentation of passenger logs mileage service records etc.
- Offers support services to additional departments as needed including transporting documents to post office bank etc.
- Provides support in the department
Work is typically performed in a transportation vehicle or office. Requires the ability to lift at least 50 pounds. Requires sitting and driving a vehicle for an extended period of time. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
Position Details:
Hours: 7:30a-4:00p
Benefit Highlights:
Full benefits (health dental and vision) starting on day one
Three medical plan choices including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
Company-paid life insurance short-term disability and long-term disability coverage
401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
Up to $5000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
MyHealthRewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance parental leave pay military leave pay and a free membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare eldercare & pet care; Access free legal guidance mental health visits work-life support digital self-help tools and more
Voluntary benefits including accident critical illness hospital indemnity insurance identity theft protection universal life and pet and legal insurance
Education:
High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)Experience:
Certification(s) and License(s):
Valid Drivers License - Default Issuing BodySkills:
Communication Customer Service Organizing TeamworkOUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients our members our students our Geisinger family and our communities.
- KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
- EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
- LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
- INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients our members our community and the nation.
- SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one including vision dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration cooperation and collegiality.
We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
