Transportation

About the role

Responsible for coordinating transportation of residents to and from physician appointments in a timely manner and under the supervision of licensed nursing personnel.

Responsibilities

• Organizes transportation of residents to complete required appointments based on priority of resident needs.
• Transports resident to and from inpatient and outpatient programs and to and from appropriate facilities and residences.
• Develops driving schedule based on resident’s scheduled medical appointments and program destination depending on resident appointment needs.
• Provides transportation of current or new residents from hospital after discharge.
• Provides report, information, and assessment of resident’s behavior or change of condition during transportation upon return to center; reports changes of abnormal findings in resident status such as consciousness, pain, bleeding and vital signs that occur during the lift or transporting; observes residents carefully and reports changes in condition to clinical supervisor.
• Transports medical records for signatures to medical offices.
• Maintains a high level of safety following safety policies and procedures while in the center and transporting residents.
• Maintains van in a neat and clean condition at all times; maintains van in good working condition; ensures that routine maintenance on vehicle is performed, logs mileage, and that vehicle is clean.
• Assists clinical staff with safe lifting, transferring, and/or transporting resident as specified by the physician orders and/or clinical supervisor; assists in the care of residents requiring moderate to total assistance in moving.
• Establishes positive communications with outside facilities, hospitals, physicians' offices, and/or specialty clinics to ensure proper services for residents are maintained and scheduled appropriately.
• Promptly reports any scheduling changes to the DON; nursing staff and ancillary service providers, responsible parties and takes follow up action as necessary.
• Provides adequate hydration to residents at regular intervals each day according to specific resident needs.
• Protects the personal property of the residents of the facility.
• Performs other duties, responsibilities and activities as may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• Valid Driver's Licensure for state in which you are applying.
• Successful completion of State Approved Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program; name must appear on State Registry as Nurse Aide in good standing.
• Current BLS/CPR certification (All SNFs; ALFs as required by state).