Transportation Driver

Job Description:

Overview:

Hebrew SeniorLife employees set the highest standard in our commitment to redefine the experience of aging. With compassion, resilience, and determination, we make a difference in the lives of patients, residents, their families, and the broad senior care community every day. And they in ours as well. These life-changing connections give our work meaning and fuel our desire to advance our potential. To be all that we can be. At Hebrew SeniorLife, that’s uniquely possible. Because here we’re supported to always keep growing. And as we do, so does our collective impact.

Our benefits include:

• Excellent medical and dental benefits, available on your first day for positions over 24 hours/week
• A 403b retirement plan open to all employees, including per diems
• Generous paid time off
• On-site health and wellness programming
• Tuition reimbursement and scholarships
• An employee recognition program

Responsibilities:

Driver for Hebrew Rehabilitation Center to meet transportation needs of the patients of Hebrew Rehabilitation Center including outpatient and inpatient services. Demonstrate a strong commitment to the philosophy and goals of the mission of Hebrew SeniorLife and recognize resident/patient dignity and choice in aspects of daily life. They will apply person-centered care practices to seniors including those with dementia and other physical and cognitive limitations. They will strive to make every patient encounter into a positive and meaningful experience and opportunity, while ensuring the provision of safe and efficient quality care. Scheduling for this position will be determined on an on-going basis and communicated weekly, monthly schedules will be prepared for planning purposes. 

• Practice acts of hospitality and kindness, actively greet and help people both on and off the bus.

• Compiles with traffic regulations to operate vehicle in a safe and courteous manner

• Ability to assist residents/patients with wheelchairs and walkers on and off transportation vehicles using safe patient handling techniques

• Work from written requisitions or verbal instructions

• Prioritize urgency of work requests   

• Follow standard and prescribed safety regulations

• Reports any equipment found to be unsafe or broken immediately to supervisor

• Puts Customer Service first:  Ensures that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a safe, caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individuals’ needs and rights

• Maintain the confidentiality and security of all facility and patient related information (HIPPA)

• Subject to being called in for emergencies

• Arrive 15 minutes before scheduled trip to warm up or cool off the car

• Record on daily sheet starting and ending mileage, starting and ending times and your initials.

• Report any problems or repairs that need to be attended to the Transportation Coordinator.

• Use of phone only when necessary; no personal calls allowed on bus phone.

• Communicate in real time with Transportation Coordinator for departure and arrival and status of patients

• Store gas receipts in monthly envelope provided.

• Turn gas envelope in to Transportation Coordinator at the end of each month.

• Schedule all vehicle maintenance and inspections.

• Responsible for vehicle fleet cleanliness.

• During times of no scheduled transportation appointments, provide support to life enhancement and nursing teams with patient engagement activities as requested, such as providing encouragement, companionship, and feeding assistance to patients during mealtimes.

• Assist with all other duties as assigned Transportation Coordinator and Administrative Director

• Completes special projects as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Must wear seat belt when driving.

• Maintain professional appearance at all times

• Comply with all safety rules and regulations

• Comply with Position Responsibilities

• Keep transportation vehicle in a clean and tidy condition

• Familiar with the Boston, Massachusetts geography

• Must be professional, proactive, collaborative, conscientious and results-oriented individual. 

• Must be motivated to learn and flexible to change.

• Must have an optimistic and positive demeanor, excellent oral and written communication skills, good intuition and able to adapt to changing priorit