Maintenance Assistant

POSITION: MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE / FACILITY TRANSPORT DRIVER

The Maintenance Assistant is responsible to assist the Maintenance Director in maintaining the community in good repair  the facility transport driver, you will be responsible for transporting residents to and from the hospital, doctor's appointments, etcetera.

This position is responsible to the Maintenance Director.

Non-Exempt

High School graduate or equivalent preferred.

Valid and non-probationary driver's license for the state of California. A DMV driving record will need to be provided.

1 year experience in at least one of the following fields:

• General maintenance (institution or building)
• Carpentry or community construction
• Plumbing and/or electrical
• Appliance maintenance
• Experience with driving larger, commercial size vehicle

Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical information, and to be easily understood through verbal communication in the English language.

• Must have exceptional communication and customer service skills, and be empathetic.
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, responsible parties, staff and outside resources and agencies.

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility which includes an annual TB screening and physical examination.
• Must be up to date on COVID-19 vaccines or have a qualifying exemption.
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Frequent crawling, climbing, bending, squatting, twisting and reaching.
• Must be able to bend, squat, push, stoop and pull.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.

Primarily inside work, normal temperatures, some noise, occasional fumes/odors, chemical exposure and potential exposure to blood borne pathogens.

This job cannot be performed without exposure to the stresses associated with an intimate, 24 hour skilled care environment that delivers care and services primarily to disabled and cognitively impaired residents in an aging population. Examples of these stresses include, but are not limited to: emergency health or safety response, weekend and holiday duty, unusual or impaired behavior by residents, family reactions to having a loved one in a nursing home, death and dying, oversight of state surveyors, ombudsmen and federal officials, presence of consultants and attorneys, and variable involvement of medical staff.

HIPAA is a law that must be followed by all healthcare personnel at every level. This position is a Mandated Reporter regarding the suspicion of elder abuse and may have access to Protected Health Information (PHI).