Transportation Driver - Sterling Heights

PACE Southeast Michigan•Sterling Heights, MI

About The Position

The Transportation Driver for PACE Southeast Michigan transports program participants and medical supplies to and from program sites and other facilities as directed. The driver assists participants between vehicles, residences, and the center, using appropriate assistive devices and safe transfer techniques, and secures wheelchairs and safety belts. The role also involves participating in scheduled education programs, in-services, and staff meetings; maintaining departmental and system policies and procedures; and completing other duties assigned by the transportation supervisor or manager. Additional duties include bus maintenance, such as checking or adding fluids, inflating tires, charging batteries, fueling buses, and taking buses for repairs. Drivers clean and disinfect buses after contamination, including contamination involving bed bugs or bodily fluids. They deliver medications and other supplies daily and are responsible for ensuring delivery. Following a participant’s death, drivers collect PACE property and any items the family chooses to donate.

Requirements

Valid, unrestricted Michigan CDL, Class A or B; a Passenger endorsement is preferred.
Driving record must fall within an acceptable category.
High school education or equivalent.
Current CPR card.
Capability and experience transporting individuals with special mobility needs.
Ability to lift and/or carry 50 pounds or more and perform extremely heavy physical effort.
Must meet a standardized set of competencies approved by CMS before working.
Must be medically cleared for communicable diseases and have immunizations up to date before direct participant contact.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook.
Must pass post-offer, pre-employment background check and health screening, including drug test, TB, and MMR.

Nice To Haves

Passenger endorsement on a Michigan CDL.

Responsibilities

Transport program participants to and from program sites and other assigned locations as directed.
Assist participants to and from vehicles, residences, and the center safely, using appropriate assistive devices as needed.
Use safe body mechanics and transfer techniques when providing transportation services.
Secure wheelchairs and safety belts for participants who use wheelchairs.
Participate in scheduled education programs, in-services, and staff meetings as directed.
Maintain applicable departmental and system policies and procedures, including quality assurance, safety and environmental, and infection control standards.
Perform bus maintenance, including checking or adding fluids, inflating tires, charging batteries, fueling buses, and taking buses for repairs.
Clean and disinfect buses after contamination, including contamination involving bed bugs and bodily fluids.
Deliver medications and other supplies daily and ensure that deliveries are completed.
After a participant’s death, retrieve PACE property and items the family chooses to donate.
Perform other related duties as assigned or requested by the transportation supervisor or manager.