What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bus Driver position at Prestige Healthcare?
What
does the Bus Driver do?
In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating & planning resident transportation and operating a van or bus to transport residents to various activities, appointments and events.
Why
join the Prestige Care Family in the Bus Driver role and what can we offer you?
The ability to work in a welcoming, home-like
setting with like-minded healthcare providers.
A defined, strong upward career trajectory.
Your work hard work and expertise matters here –
you are ensuring the community is safe for all residents and their family
members, where we provide comfort, security, and a thriving lifestyle. You
would be a part of that and ensure that happens.
Our 35 year old, family-owned and operated
organization (with over 80 locations in 8 states) means we aren’t too small,
but not too big. You are known here.
In this job, every
day you will be…
1.
Responsible for following the Prestige Care
dress code, wearing a nametag at all times and identifies self to passengers
routinely, and carrying a working cell phone at all times.
2.
Responsible for carrying a current State
Driver’s License and know the location of insurance documentation, as well as
fire extinguisher, road flares, emergency road equipment and cellular phone and
demonstrate the proper usage of this equipment.
3.
Responsible for familiarity with transportation
of disabled persons and adhering to the Prestige policies and procedures
regarding the transportation of resident in a safe manner including the use of
appropriate seating restraints.
4.
Responsible for immediate notification to
Executive Director of any accident, damage, personal injury or behavioral
incidents taking place during any trip.
5.
Responsible for adhering to all local or state
motor vehicle laws, rules and regulations.
6.
Will greet residents, visitors, and staff
courteously, respecting dignity and confidentiality standards and promote
resident rights.
7.
Responsible for completing the Prestige Vehicle
Trip Log at time of each trip and for completing a weekly Vehicle Inspection
form, with identified repairs or adjustments reported to the Executive Director
for immediate resolution.
Education & Experience
you need to qualify:
High School diploma or equivalent.
A valid, current driver’s license in the state. Valid commercial Class C driver’s license (CDL) w/passenger endorsement required.
Knowledgeable of the area streets and locations. Must be able to meet insurance qualifications to operate company vehicles including passenger vans and bus.Previous experience transporting residents/patients preferred.
Ways
you can advance beyond the Bus Driver role:
Once you master this role, you could consider various
operational and clinical jobs with Prestige Care.
EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED – At Prestige, it is our promise to
personally touch lives every day. It is a philosophy of caring based on our
core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect, that are at the
center of all that we do. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce
that represents all of us, coming from different experiences, cultures,
backgrounds, and viewpoints. Inclusion is the way we treat one another and how
we celebrate what makes us different. Prestige is proud to be an Equal
Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race,
religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or
related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,
age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability,
or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Information About Prestige Senior Living - High DesertLocated at 2660 NE Mary Rose Place on the east side of beautiful
Bend, Oregon, Prestige Senior Living – High Desert is a 68 apartment all assisted
living community. High Desert has a reputation for being one of the cleanest,
highest performing assisted living communities in the Central Oregon area,
including winning the “Bronze” National Quality Care award in 2017 (https://www.ohca.com/ahcancal-announces-2017-bronze-national-quality-award-recipients/).
Our community employs many high performing, empathetic
healthcare providers that serve our residents, and keep our community looking absolutely
stunning. If working in a home-like setting, in a strong team atmosphere, with
an award-winning employer, then Prestige Senior Living – High Desert is the
place for you. Who Is Prestige Care?
Prestige Care is a family
of over 75 skilled nursing post-acute care centers, as well as assisted
living and memory care communities in 8 Western states. We are an organization
of over 5,000 team members who serve thousands of residents, where we have the
privilege of personally touching their lives every day.
We have four core values
of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect that guide everything that we do. With
a strong commitment to career development and advancement, Prestige Care is a
employer that can help you achieve your career goals and objectives. With a
healthcare career at Prestige Care, you will enjoy a collaborative,
team-oriented environment where your work truly matters at the end of every
day.