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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1. Transport clients to referring sites interviews medical services.
2. Transport client and their belongings safely to their residential program placement throughout the state.
3. Conduct daily checks of van to maintain cleanliness of vehicle and inspect exterior for damage
4. Work with Program Director to schedule service for van.
5. Provide transportation for any additional program supplies and emergency needs.
6. Attend and participate in staff meetings team meetings and individual supervision.
7. Attend trainings as scheduled
8. Ability to assist outreach case managers with clients to ensure client safety during transport.
9. Demonstrate knowledge base of specific population including the need for maintaining client confidentiality.
10. Effectively communicate with clients co-workers and other professionals
11. Performs other related duties

Specialty Responsibilities:

Lead Driver:
1. Check the condition of the van for maintenance and general repairs. Put all repair requests in related to Van maintenance.
2. Provide transportation for any additional program supplies and emergency needs and/or coordinates/assigns these transports with the other van drivers.
3. Participation in team staff and training meetings and support coordination of care including milieu support.
4. Coordinate and assign all transports weekly with each unit on the continuum this includes coordination and communication with the management team other van drivers and destination sites (as needed).
5. Ensure that an accurate schedule is maintained for all transports and all clients arrive to the destinations on time and safely.
6. Oversee coordinate communicate and maintain the transportation schedule for all three continuum units including other van drivers.
7. Communicates with destination sites and facilities around coordinated care expectations and transport schedule.
8. Assigns transports to other van drivers throughout the continuum and maintains this schedule.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:

1. Complies with established division and program policies procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings conferences and trainings as required or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of quality improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches and contributes to maintaining an environment of professionalism tolerance civility and acceptance toward all employees patients and visitors.
6. Maintains regular reliable and predictable attendance.
7. Maintains confidentiality.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. High School Diploma/GED/HiSe
2. Current valid US-issued drivers license and a clean driving record

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. Must be able to pass a CORI background check

Unless certification licensure or registration is required an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies including age-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

1. Must be able to remain seated for extended periods of time.
2. Must be able to work in an office environment
3. Must be able to work on a computer 80% of the shift.
4. The characteristics above are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made if necessary in order to perform the essential functions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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