SUMMARY
Provide transportation for residents and delivery of laboratory work to hospitals, doctors’ offices, mental healthcare centers, and other medical facilities to ensure continuity of care when in-house services are unavailable. Offer additional transportation services as requested by residents.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Other duties may be assigned.
- Conduct safety checks before vehicle use and promptly report issues to the Director of Risk Management and Director of Maintenance
- Transport ambulatory residents to medical appointments, providing assistance and care as needed at hospitals and doctors’ offices
- Assist Social Service and Nursing staff in arranging transportation for non-ambulatory residents to ensure timely appointments
- Maintain an organized calendar of transportation appointments to ensure efficiency and prevent missed trips
- Retrieve medical supplies from Wayne Healthcare for the Nursing Department and deliver lab work and paperwork to Wayne Healthcare
- Transport residents’ dentures, eyeglasses, hearing aids, and other appliances for repair
- Participate in Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio in-services and community workshops to stay informed on transportation, long-term care, and gerontology topics
- Perform additional duties assigned by the Director to support department function and improve resident care, such as assisting with hospital admissions
- Ensure residents arrive on time for appointments, assisting staff from neighborhoods unable to escort residents to pickup locations
- Exercise patience and empathy when assisting frail or emotionally distressed residents coping with illness and disability
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or GED required. Experience working with elderly populations in long-term care is preferred.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Effective verbal communication skills with residents, staff, and groups.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, tens, and hundreds. Capable of applying these operations to money, weight, volume, and distance measurements.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense to carry out detailed but routine written or oral instructions. Ability to handle problems involving a limited number of variables in standardized situations.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Valid Ohio driver’s license with excellent driving record. Completion of Defensive Driving Course required. STNA, First Aid, and CPR certifications are mandatory.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands outlined are representative of those required to perform the job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made.
Regular use of hands to finger, handle, or feel; reaching with hands and arms; climbing or balancing; talking and hearing. Frequent standing, walking, and sitting. Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling. Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work environment characteristics represent those encountered while performing essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made.
Regular exposure to outdoor weather conditions. Noise level is usually moderate. Potential exposure to infection exists if Universal Precaution Measures are not followed.
ADA COMPLIANCE
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to ensure equal opportunity and access for all applicants. If you require assistance or accommodations during the application process, please let us know.
PRIVACY UNDERSTANDING
Employees may encounter confidential written and oral resident information. The highest standards of discretion are required. Resident information may only be shared with authorized persons responsible for the care of the individual(s).
Employees must complete annual compliance training and demonstrate behavior consistent with the Brethren Retirement Community Code of Conduct.
