Transport Driver

About the role

Don’t Just Look for a Job — Find a Career! Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid is seeking a dependable and safety-focused Transportation Driver to join our team. In this important role, you’ll help ensure our residents receive safe, reliable transportation to and from medical appointments, facilities, and other destinations while providing compassionate assistance throughout their journey. As a member of our team, you’ll play an important part in supporting the health, safety, dignity, and independence of our residents. Transportation Drivers are responsible for safely transporting residents and patients to and from hospitals, medical facilities, appointments, and other destinations using an Elderwood vehicle. This includes assisting with the safe loading and unloading of residents who are transit disabled or wheelchair-bound, as well as securing passengers, personal belongings, and medical equipment for transport.

Responsibilities

• Safely transports incoming admissions from hospitals to Elderwood facilities or non-affiliated facilities using an Elderwood Senior Care vehicle.
• Safely transports medically stable residents/patients between medical facilities and other approved destinations.
• Assists transit-disabled, wheelchair-bound, and other residents with safely entering and exiting the vehicle.
• Ensures all passengers are safely assisted, positioned, and secured before departing for the destination.
• Safely transports residents, personal belongings, and medical equipment as requested and appropriate.
• Drives responsibly and safely to protect passengers and minimize damage or excessive wear and tear to facility vehicles.
• Ensures assigned vehicles are maintained in safe operating condition, including appropriate fuel levels, cleanliness, tires, inspections, and other routine safety checks.
• Promptly reports mechanical concerns, vehicle damage, or other maintenance needs to the Transportation Services Coordinator.
• Complies at all times with New York State Vehicle and Traffic Laws, applicable NYS Article 19-A requirements, and the Woodmark Transportation Manual.
• Communicates with pickup and destination locations regarding anticipated arrival times.
• Notifies family members or designated contacts regarding new resident transfers, as directed.
• Demonstrates