Transportation

Bethesda Senior Living Communities•Glendale, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

We currently have an opening for Transportation in our long-standing, reputable assisted living community. This position provides safe, timely transportation for residents.

Requirements

Interpersonal skills to communicate with residents and staff.
Must show compassion and genuinely care for the elderly and disabled.
Must be knowledgeable of the location of the MSDS sheets on hazardous materials and able to understand the guidelines.
Must be able to work independently and as a team to prioritize workload as emergencies arise.
Must possess current, active driver’s license with an excellent driving record.
May require CDL for larger vans as required by state law.
Demonstrates a SERVANT heart and attitude by following our Mission Statement.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working in a care facility desired.

Responsibilities

Provides safe, timely transportation for residents.
Provides transportation for residents to doctor’s appointments and lab’s as scheduled.
Provides transportation to grocery store, drug store, and mall based on sign-up sheet and in coordination with Activities Director.
Drives residents to special events in the community and scenic drives as scheduled by activities department.
Interacts with residents to ensure their transportation needs are being met.
Uses time management and customer service skills.
Assists in health services department and with activities as requested.
Maintains vehicles in a clean, safe manner ensuring they are washed, fueled, oil changed, tires in excellent condition, and safety inspections are performed as required.
Ensures license tags are up to date.
Maintains confidentiality of residents’ personal information in and out of the community and protects and supports residents’ rights.
Maintains vehicle mileage log
Responsible for taking necessary paperwork provided by nursing director or designee to appointments
Ensures adequate daily coverage for meal service by communicating with the Culinary Services Director and/or Host/Hostess, to include taking resident orders for meals, providing drink refills according to residents’ / guests’ requests, assists with the cleaning, resetting and preparation of the dining room in-between mealtimes.
Performs all other duties as assigned or required.