What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Driver position at Veritas Skilled Nursing Management?
The Center at Arrowhead
The Center at Arrowhead is a Veritas Management Group building. The sister facility, the Center at Centennial in Colorado Springs was the first building opened in 2007. Now there are over a dozen Centers throughout various states with the goal of helping patients recover from illness or injury to reach their highest level of independence. The Center at Arrowhead is a new state of the art 96 bed Skilled Nursing Facility striving for excellence for patients, and it's employees.
Job Duties:
- Schedules and confirms patient appointments. Reviews patient information prior to appointment in order to determine patient needs. Verify with nursing staff if there are questions.
- Implementing customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing and determining patient transportation system improvements
- Informs family members of patient appointments upon request
- Stay with patient at appointments to provide assistance upon request
- Post appointments daily for staff and patients at least one day prior to appointment. Be available to answer questions regarding the appointment.
- Enter orders for appointment and transportation and retrieves/sends diagnostic labs needed for appointment
- Determines best route to and from appointments prior to the departing time, along with equipment required to load and unload patient
- Keeps equipment operating by establishing and enforcing operating and preventive maintenance rules; arranging for repairs, oil changes, etc.
- Provide and troubleshoot medical equipment needed for a patient transport, such as, but not limited to; O2, wheelchairs, gurneys, IVs
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations
- Must possess a valid Arizona license and maintain a clean driving record
- Must have an Active CPR card
Requirements of the Job:
- Must be able to stand, walk, stop and crouch repetitively
- Must be able to push a minimum of 200lbs for a long distance
- Must be able to lift bulky heavy items up to 100lbs
- Must possess and maintain a valid Arizona driver licence
- Must possess and maintain a clean driving record
- Must be able to speak, read and write the English language