What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Driver position at Kings Daughters Hospital And Health Services?
JOB SUMMARY
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The KDMT driver position involves transferring patients safely to and from private individual's homes, nursing facilities, and hospitals.
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Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:
Transports patients to and from private individual's homes, nursing facilities, and hospitals. Required to load the patient in and out of vehicle.
Follows instructions from dispatcher/call-taker and safely drives ambulette to specific locations.
Conducts daily vehicles and maintenance inspections prior to beginning route. Ensures vehicles and equipment is clean at all times.
Preforms efficient route management and correspondence with dispatch teams, while maintaining privacy of patient information.
Responsible for keeping logs of their trips for record-keeping and billing purposes.
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Minimum requirement:
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High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Current Driver's License
Completes annual emergency vehicle operators cours
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NA
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Constantly required to operate motor vehicle.
Constantly exposed to weather condition which may be adverse and will vary depending on daily changes.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Frequently required to walk and move about.
Frequently required to push and/or pull items up to 250lbs.
Constantly required to maintain a stationary position (sitting).
Constantly required to communicate with patients requiring talking and hearing.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.