Mobile Unit Driver, Program in Oral Health

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

76d • $24 - $33

About The Position

This role provides driving services and operations support to the CHeSS Program in Oral Health mobile van and related University facilities. Using proficiency learned from on-the-job experience, operates, inspects, maintains, and repairs vehicles, including trucks, buses, and vans. Under a limited degree of supervision, delivers and transports people, supplies, records, and materials.

Requirements

• Minimum requirements include vocational training, apprenticeships or the equivalent experience in related field (not typically required to have a four-year degree).
• Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Working with medical or dental mobile units.
• Previous customer service experience, especially in transportation services.

Responsibilities

• Drives the mobile unit to community locations, events and healthcare institutions in and around Chicagoland.
• Prepares mobile unit for deployment, ensures supplies are stocked and sets up at each location ensuring proper positioning and safe access for research participants.
• Takes down the same setup at the end of the shift and returns mobile unit and supplies back to the Hyde Park Campus.
• Ensures routine mobile unit maintenance for mechanical and safety issues are kept up to date according to service schedule.
• Completes and maintains mobile unit inspection checklists, which includes a pre-trip inspection checklist, and an exterior/interior inspection checklist of the mobile unit before leaving any site.
• Participates in POH projects as assigned, including participant engagement, participant experience and process improvement projects from inception through planning and implementation.
• Conducts performance improvement initiatives, such as participating in interdisciplinary improvement teams.
• Ensures that exam rooms are fully equipped and setup prior to research participant rooming, and rooms the patients in coordination with the POH research team.
• Engages participants, checks them in/out, and provides research support once vehicle is parked in the community.
• Assists with planning and scheduling of community event logistics with community engagement coordinator as well as help promote a safe experience for staff and participants.
• Provides chair-side assistance to dental providers delivering dental services.
• Recruits participants to enroll in the study and participates in clinical research activities.
• Assists in clinic and research operations.
• Adheres to established standard work and utilize identified communication tools to ensure a consistent and exceptional research participation experience.
• Under a limited degree of supervision, provides transportation services to University executives and dignitaries.
• Operates, inspects, maintains, and repairs vehicles, including trucks, buses, and vans.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Benefits

• The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees