Mental Health Transportation Specialist

Daily Transportation Assignments

• Responsible for safely transporting individuals to and from the GCMHWC to identified discharge placement site.
• Transport individuals in a timely and professional manner, ensuring a warm handoff.
• Voluntary transport of individuals recommended for admission to the GCMHWC from GCC clinics and other service sites and the community as requested by GCC staff.
• Transport of Crisis Respite individuals from GCMHWC to GCC service sites for appointments with clinic providers and return.
• Transport of Crisis Respite individuals to community appointments for social services, pharmacy, and medical.
• Transports of GCMHWC discharges to GCC services sites to facilitate continuity of care.
• Communicate daily with GCMHWC staff to receive number of transports for each day, obtain individual's name and destination location.
• Assure individual needing the discharge transport, has collected all personal belongings and discharge paperwork information for follow-up.
• Participate in Random Moment Time Study if required.
• Maintain a safe driving record.
• Serve as custodian of assigned vehicle.
• Perform preventative and scheduled maintenance according to Center's Vehicle Custodian Desk Procedure/Policy.
• Report any unsafe operating condition of assigned vehicle immediately according to the Vehicle Custodian Desk Procedure/Policy.

Back Up Coverage to Front Desk Operations and Clerical Assignments

• Serves as relief coverage to front desk operations.
• Answer telephone calls promptly and in a courteous manner.
• Identify caller's needs, clarify information, and route messages based on call purpose.
• Greet and assist and/or redirect EOU and Crisis Respite visitors.
• As necessary, assure Confidentiality Affidavit is completed by all non-employees.
• Assist client and Officer's needs at intake admissions.
• Will receive incoming U.S. Postal mail and/or Center mail and route accordingly.
• Complete payment requisitions on invoices received from contracted vendors/agencies and route to Center's Finance Department for processing payment.
• Affirmative action statement: This position is subject to the Federal Government's affirmative action program to ensure equal employment opportunity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Trauma Informed Care, Cultural Sensitivity, And Workplace Safety

• Demonstrates an ability to implement trauma informed principles when working with clients, co-workers, and community partners.
• Demonstrates an ability to perform job tasks in an appropriate responsive, culturally sensitive manner, recognizing one's own biases.
• Work practices meet health and safety guidelines and requirements.

Trainings

• Maintain as current all levels of trainings as directed by GCC.
• Participate in requested training to improve knowledge and performance level.
• Participate in weekly huddles with other members of work group.

Corporate Compliance/Rights

• Strict adherence to the professional, ethical and legal requirements set forth in the Center's Business Code of Conduct as well as the Corporate Compliance Plan.

Other Duties/Special Projects

• Affirmative action statement: This position is subject to the Federal Government's affirmative action program to ensure equal employment opportunity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Affirmative action statement: This position is subject to the Federal Government's affirmative action program to ensure equal employment opportunity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Affirmative action statement: This position is subject to the Federal Government's affirmative action program to ensure equal employment opportunity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.