Transportation Support Specialist (Driver)
Recovery Centers of America at Mount Dora is currently seeking full-time Transportation Support Specialists (drivers) to join our team!
Schedule: full-time 8:30am-5:00pm (variable days)
Position Overview:
The Transportation Support Specialist provides transportation to patients to and from treatment, and to destinations such as medical appointments, urgent care visits, and other locations as directed by the Administrative Manager in a safe and timely manner, adhering to strict time schedules. The Transportation Support Specialist may also assist in patient care activities to include assisting patients with daily schedules, monitoring patient safety/rounding, leading patients in educational and recreational activities, and accompanying patients to and from examinations and treatments.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Transports patients and/or staff
- Performs and documents daily vehicle inspections to ensure safety
- Performs all aspects of patient belongings processing for new admissions and resulting from visitation, including search, debugging and deliver
- Monitors patient activities, provides security checks, completes documentation to include but not limited to, rounds sheet, Incident reports, records patient behavior
- Manage high-risk or re-engagement incidents
- Communicates with program leadership/administrator on-call any identified needs regarding safety, vehicle and/or transportation issues
- Communicates with inter-disciplinary departments regarding new admissions, discharges, and transfers
- Performs other assigned duties when patient transportation needs are low
- This job description is not designed to cover or contain comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Education and Experience:
- Valid state driver's license
- Acceptable MVR
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Prior experience as a driver/transportation support specialist preferred
- 6 months experience in health and human service-related field preferred
- Maintains CPR certification
- Ability to work in fast-paced environment
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize workload
- Proficiency with all technology hardware, systems and tools required to perform duties; training will be provided as needed.
About RCA
Recovery Centers of America (RCA) was founded with the mission of saving millions of lives from the disease of addiction. RCA is growing and has 13 locations offering best-in-class, evidence-based inpatient, outpatient, and medication-assisted addiction treatment. Our clinical expertise, modern facilities and expansive list of services are highly respected in the addiction treatment industry. RCA believes patients who are treated well get well sooner and stay well. We treat every patient with dignity, discretion, and respect.
Please note: A former patient may not be hired at the same location where they were treated until a minimum of one year has elapsed since the completion of their treatment at that location. Former patients may be considered for employment at locations within RCA other than where they were treated within a year after treatment.
Recovery Centers of America provides equal opportunity in employment and in the provision of services. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hair type, texture, or style), color, age (40 and over), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, sex assigned at birth, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, and differences in sex development), ancestry, national origin (including Limited English Proficiency), religious creed, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $17.50 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- On-the-job training
- Paid orientation
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
