Transportation Driver - Sterling Heights

PACE Southeast Michigan•Sterling Heights, MI

About The Position

The Transportation Driver for PACE Southeast Michigan transports program participants and/or medical supplies between the program site, participants’ residences, and other facilities as directed. The role includes safely assisting participants to and from vehicles and using appropriate assistive devices and safe transfer techniques. Drivers secure wheelchairs and safety belts, follow departmental and system policies and procedures, and attend required education programs, in-services, and staff meetings. Additional duties include maintaining and cleaning buses. Bus maintenance may involve checking or adding fluids, inflating tires, charging a battery, fueling the bus, and taking it for repairs. Cleaning may include extermination and disinfection following contamination by bed bugs or bodily fluids. Drivers also deliver medications and other supplies, and are responsible for ensuring those items are delivered. After a participant’s death, drivers retrieve PACE property and any items the family chooses to donate.

Requirements

Valid, unrestricted Michigan CDL license, Class A or B; Passenger endorsement is preferred.
Driving record must fall into 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.
Meet a standardized set of competencies approved by CMS before working.
Medical clearance for communicable diseases and up-to-date immunizations before direct participant contact.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook.
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, Class A or B.

Responsibilities

Transport program participants to and from the program site or other assigned areas as directed by the transportation supervisor or manager.
Assist participants safely between the vehicle and their residence or the center, using appropriate assistive devices as necessary.
Use safe body mechanics and transfer techniques when providing transportation services.
Properly secure wheelchairs and safety belts for participants who use wheelchairs.
Follow established departmental and system policies, procedures, and objectives, including quality assurance, safety and environmental, and infection control standards.
Participate in scheduled education programs, in-services, and staff meetings as directed.
Perform bus maintenance, including adding fluids, inflating tires, charging the battery, fueling the bus, and taking the bus for repairs.
Clean buses, including extermination and disinfection after contamination by bed bugs or bodily fluids.
Deliver medications and other items such as supplements, frozen meals, diapers, syringes, and gauze, and ensure the items are delivered.
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.