Healthcare Shuttle Driver Dallas, TX

Spirit of the Position:

Shuttle Drivers are responsible for the effective efficient and safe transportation loading and unloading of passengers and to ensuring that all activities support the safety and welfare of all passengers.

Responsibilities:

• Taking all steps necessary to ensure the safety of the ridership as well as those around the shuttle.
• Making quality and reliability of service one of their top priorities.
• Greet customers be responsive and timely with correspondence and problem resolution display a caring attitude and develop a rapport with all passengers.
• Anticipate guest needs wherever possible and exhibit a sincere desire to meet or exceed them.
• Assist passengers with general information regarding the healthcare campus.
• To work with and without supervision and follow direction of supervisors when requests are made.
• To effectively work in a team environment.
• Promote good customer relations by consistently providing premier customer satisfaction with a friendly demeanor can-do attitude and willingness to help at all times.
• Perform pre and post inspection activities to ensure proper operating conditions adherence to company & DOT standards and compliance with proper safety and maintenance standards.
• Assist passengers when boarding and exiting the vehicle. Ensure the loading and unloading of passengers to and from destinations to include operation of specialized equipment for unloading passenger with special needs (i.e. wheelchair lifts and tie-downs).
• Greet every passenger.
• Prepare and submit accident / incident reports in a timely manner.
• Perform daily/ routine cleaning and shuttle maintenance activities; maintain neat and orderly appearance to include assigned uniforms.
• Exercise care in the handling of funds and reporting of lost articles.
• Conduct re-fueling activities to include maintaining assigned fuel usage logs.
• Comply with Federal DOT requirements State driving regulations safety rules and procedures.
• Establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with passengers co-workers supervisors managers etc.
• Use two-way radio .
• Report accidents problems and other required shuttle information (both mechanical and cosmetic) to management in a timely manner.
• Keep the shuttle bus secure and follow all safety procedures.
• Maintain alertness and be observant of any activity both authorized and unauthorized and take appropriate actions.
• Adhere to all safety codes and OSHA standard.
• Respond to all guest/visitor inquiries and resolve service/ customer discrepancies accordingly in a respectable manner.
• Perform other related/ additional duties and tasks as assigned.

Requirements:

• Must have valid drivers license.
• Must be able to pass a DOT physical and/or possess a current Medical Certificate.
• Reliable transportation to and from work.

Skills:

• Ability to communicate professionally by conveying information effectively.
• Must possess outgoing and enthusiastic personality.
• Ability to speak read and comprehends the English language.
• Ability to work flexible shifts/ hours (days evenings weekends holidays) including overtime peak volume periods vacated shifts
• Must be open to feedback differing opinions and other points of view.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and timeliness.
• Demonstrate the ability to seek improvement.
• Excellent teambuilding and interpersonal skills.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to work in the elements -- heat wind snow rain etc.
• Ability to lift push and pull at least 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand walk and sit for extended periods of time up to 8 hours a day.
• Ability to drive continuously in the designated shuttle for a minimum of 2-3 hours.
• Ability to bend stoop squat and lift frequently throughout a shift.
• Ability to apply pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Ability to perform functions that require repetitive motions using hands wrists and arms.
• Ability to perform functions that require repetitive motions using ankles knees and hips.
• Ability to express or exchange information instructions ideas etc. by means of the spoken word.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential duties/functions.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

LAZ Parking is an equal opportunity all our employment practices including hiring we are firmly committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race color religion sex national origin disability age genetics Vietnam era special disabled recently separated and other protected veterans or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. No question in our application process is used for the process of limiting or excluding any applicants consideration for employment on such grounds.

This Employer participates in E-Verify.

Required Experience:

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