Driver - Per Diem

Masonicare is currently seeking a Per Diem Driver to work on our Wesley Village campus located in Shelton, CT in our Assisted Living Community: Wesley Heights.

Summary of Position:

Performs routine driving and transporting services. Provide accessibility for medical appointments within established networks. Ensures the timely efficient movement of materials and mail within throughout Masonicare. Under the mission of the Foundation and the department by recognizing the elderly we serve as unique persons, requiring individual alternatives to maintain full lives in their later years.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Maintains established departmental policies, procedures, and objective, quality assessment and improvement programs, safety, environmental and infection control standards.

2. Maintain the vehicles; drives them to designed service station for maintenance, repair and refueling. Maintains record of use, mileage, repairs or service required.

3. Drives truck, bus, station wagon or other hospital vehicles to transport Masonic at Wesley Heights residents to outside appointments.

3. Provides suggestions to management to improve overall quality and day to day operations.

4. Demonstrates supportive attitude towards patients, visitors and/or staff. Communicates effectively and tactfully with residents/patients recognizing their age, needs, abilities and physical condition.

5. Reports all unsafe conditions to appropriate supervisor including change in patient status, broken or malfunctioning equipment or anything that could be potential threat or danger to a resident.

6. Understands and follows Universal Precautions as it pertains to their department.

7. Understands chemical(s) used in their department under the "Right To Know" standard.

8. Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings. Attend meetings as required.

10. Performs other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Less than high school.

Experience: On the Job Training

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Valid CT Driver's License-eligible for passenger endorsement.

Key Competencies:

• Good interpersonal skills.
• Team oriented.
• Communicate effectively.
• Ability to handle complaints.

Provides care and services that demonstrate behaviors and the principles of person-centered care including affording people dignity, respect and compassion, offering coordinated care, support and treatment and care that is personalized.

This description of job responsibilities is intended to reflect the essential responsibilities and duties of the job, but is not intended to describe minor duties or other responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.

We are located at:
580 Long Hill Ave
Shelton, CT 06484

If interested in joining our award-winning community and becoming a part of our mission of caring,

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Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Day shift

Application Question(s):

• Do you have the passenger endorsement on your drivers license?

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Shelton, CT 06484 (Required)

Work Location: In person