The Medical Transporter provides programmatic support to the medical needs of the individuals supported within Vanderheyden's OPWDD certified homes. The medical transporter is responsible for assisting to get individuals to and from needed medical care and communicating to their support team any follow up required.

Primary Duties & Essential Functions:

• Maintains the ability to pass medications in accordance with OPWDD.
• Maintains a master appointment scheduler for OPWDD certified.
• Assist with providing transport and supervision to individuals for medical appointments.
• Chairs a monthly appointment scheduling.
• Reviews upcoming appointments weekly and verifies transportation arrangements.
• Ensures appointments are rescheduled. 
• Reviews consults weekly and verifies required follow up appointments. 
• Communicates to the Individual's treatment team doctor.
• Provides Direct Care Support as needed/assigned.
• Completes required trainings in accordance with OPWDD.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Ability to maintain a flexible schedule.
• Must have intermediate skills in Microsoft word and excel.
• Demonstrated skills in writing.

Abilities and Working Conditions:

• Must have a valid NYS driver's license.
• Must be able to perform restraints and maintain SCIP/Promote
• Willingness to respond to the needs of a culturally diverse.
• Ability to work out in the community (mobile program).
• Ability to deal positively with changing priorities as part of growth and change in a fast­ paced.
• Display a positive, professional and proactive attitude to accomplish quality work that is in line with the agency's mission statement and sanctuary.
• Seek opinions, alterative viewpoints in decision making. Understand and respect the expertise and experience of others, appreciate the different views, and the perspective and limitations of other individuals as part of open.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing effectively and
• Exhibits a professional, courteous demeanor with internal and external.

Vanderheyden is committed to the Sanctuary Model - a blueprint for clinical and organizational change which, at its core, promotes safety and recovery ln adversity through the active creation of a trauma-informed community. The Sanctuary' Model's focus is not only on the people who seek services, but equally on the people and systems that provide those services.

Vanderheyden Hall Inc., as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of gender, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, military or marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, prior arrest or conviction record or any other categ01y protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.