Van Driver

About the role

Your experience matters At Columbus Springs-East, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

Columbus Springs - East is a 72 bed hospital located in Columbus, OH, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone-your experience matters Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

Responsibilities

• Safe and timely transportation of patients from various locations and facilities to the Hospital campus and/or other designated locations.
• Maintain a daily log of mileage and gasoline usage and submit all gas receipts to the appropriate person(s).
• Clean the interior of the car on a regular basis, assuring the vehicle is presentable for the transport of patients.
• Maintain mileage records for the purpose of scheduling routine maintenance.
• Ensure patients are supervised; safety is maintained at all times; and patients are treated with respect and dignity.
• Employ appropriate crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques as required and according to policy and procedure.
• Shuttle patients to appropriate places that are approved by appropriate supervisor.
• Protect patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA requirements.
• Use only equipment trained to use and operate all equipment in a safe manner.
• Report all potential hot spots and safety concerns to supervisor/manager.
• Report all accidents and incidents observed on shift to manager immediately.
• Monitor vehicle condition and record malfunctioning items or damage and submit to manager.
• Learn and remember pick-up and destination points.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Graduate or equivalent
• Experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years paid or volunteer professional driving experience.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in a customer service position.
• Valid driver's license and a favorable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR), along with proof of insurance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, plus flexible-spending and health- savings accounts
• Competitive paid time off and extended illness bank package for full-time employees
• Income-protection programs, such as life, accident, critical-injury insurance, short- and long-term disability, and identity theft coverage
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