Behavioral Health Transportation Specialist

About the role

This is a full-time position on nights. Pay ranges from $19.25/hr to $22.85/hr, depending on experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure daily client happiness
• Acts as an ambassador and advocate for the behavioral health community/health care system
• Provides safe, efficient, and compassionate transport of the client being responsive to special needs that may arise
• Able to operate vehicle safely while monitoring a client
• Effectively communicates with the client, family members, hospital staff, Control Center, first responders, and fellow associates
• Able to maintain calm, professional demeanor in stressful situations
• Follows all applicable federal, state, and local laws, statues, and regulations
• Drives in a safe manner, following Life EMS safe driving standards and techniques
• Maintains a clean, well-organized vehicle and is aware of and responds to special maintenance needs
• Completes a vehicle checklist prior to each transport
• Completes required paperwork completely and accurately
• Is proficient in using navigation tools
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements

• Responsible for maintaining a positive working relationship with fellow associates, hospital personnel, as well as the general public
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must maintain a valid State of Michigan Chauffeur license and a good driving record
• Must have a high school diploma or G.E.D.
• Must be interviewed by a Life EMS designee
• Must pass all Life EMS pre-employment requirements as outlined on the Conditional Offer of Employment
• Must meet all local licensing requirements or other local license(s) where applicable
• Must possess current BLS CPR card
• Must obtain a Mental Health First Aid certificate. This training is provided for free with offer of employment.
• Must obtain a Life EMS /Pine Rest Behavioral Health Transportation certificate. This training is provided for free with offer of employment.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance visions, color visions, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• The associates must also do the following:
• Drive using wrist motions to manipulate steering wheel frequently and rotating neck
• Lift and carry wheelchairs weighing 45 pounds
• Ability to wear particulate respirator. Facial hair, except for a mustache to the corners of the mouth, is prohibited.