Transportation Driver

Family HealthCare Network•Fresno, CA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Transportation Driver is responsible for the overall transportation and safety of patients. They will assist with housekeeping duties when no patients are in need of transportation. The primary responsibilities include ensuring the safe and efficient transportation of patients to and from health centers, maintaining daily logs, coordinating vehicle maintenance, and adhering to safety standards. The role also involves performing housekeeping duties when not transporting patients and maintaining regular attendance.

Requirements

Possesses work-related skills at a higher level than completion of high school, including formal written and verbal communications skills, computational and computer skills, mathematical, and technical skills.
Proof of completion of high school with a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 or completion of General Educational Development (GED) with a minimum overall score of 162.5.
Health care related knowledge frequently acquired through completion of a trade school, para-professional, or certificate type program.
Must be at least 21 years old.
A minimum of two years of experience demonstrating specific knowledge of transportation processes and practices.
Ability to prepare basic correspondence and simple reports in Microsoft Word.
Ability to use Microsoft Excel to create tables and simple displays of information.
Ability to create basic presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint.
Must have a valid “Class A or B” California driver’s license with Passenger Endorsements if driving a 12 or more passenger vehicle, and a clean DMV record that allows employee to be eligible to be insured to transport patients by FHCN’s automobile insurance carrier.
In lieu of a “Class A or B” Driver’s License, may have a valid “Class C” Driver’s License to drive an 8 passenger or less vehicle.
Job duties require the employee to effectively communicate routine or non-technical information to co-workers and others.
Effectively communicates written information (including electronic correspondence) and verbal presentations.
Regularly required to stand or walk.
Frequently required to bend at waist, twist at waist, squat, climb, kneel, reach above and below shoulder height, move and/or lift items up to 30 pounds.
Occasionally sit and use repetitive hand movement to type and grasp.

Nice To Haves

If an individual has completed a degree at a higher level than required by the role and had a stronger GPA in that program, they may provide proof of GPA from that degree in lieu of the high school diploma or Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the overall transportation and safety of patients to and from the health centers.
Communicates with the Health Center and Navigation Center staff to ensure patients are properly transported in the most efficient way.
Communicates with other Transportation Drivers staff to ensure patients are picked up to the health center and transported back to their homes in an efficient, and safe manner.
Maintains daily transportation logs and submits them weekly.
Supports transportation services at other sites, as needed for coverage.
Adheres to the Preventive Maintenance Schedule for the transportation vehicles.
Coordinates with the automotive repair shop to ensure proper and timely vehicle maintenance.
Ensure that transportation vehicles are always fueled and ready for use.
Keeps mileage record and repair records up to date.
Maintains transportation safety standards and daily cleanliness of transportation vehicles.
Completes the daily vehicle inspection list.
Reports any traffic violations and accidents.
Obeys all traffic violations and respects other drivers and vehicles.
Performs housekeeping duties when not transporting patients.
Responsible for adhering to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy.
Ability to present to and work at any FHCN location, both at the beginning of a shift or during a shift, based on business need.
Performs other duties as assigned.