Transportation Driver - Part Time

Description

Patient Transport Drivers must have an excellent driving record. Medical background is preferred. Must be able to drive nights and weekends. Must be able to drive in all weather conditions, on freeways, in cities, and be very reliable. Drivers will be responsible for transporting Medicaid‑eligible patients to regional hospitals; sometimes an overnight or multiple‑stay is required for long‑distance transports.

• Location:
  
  Montezuma Creek, Utah
• Part‑time: up to 29 hours per week; hours vary based on patient need.
• Benefits: PTO leave and holiday pay.

• Transport non‑emergency medical transport clients to and from Utah Medicaid providers/services.
• Required to be on time for all scheduled pick up and drop off times for all assigned transports and duties.
• Transport in all four season weather conditions.
• Hours of transport can be during weekdays, nights, weekends and holidays.
• Assist the client during the transport in and out of the vehicle, to and from the patient’s residence and facility door.
• An attendant is an employee of transportation, in addition to the driver, and is required to assist in the transport of the client due to his/her physical, mental or developmental status.

• Must be able to work with last‑minute transport changes such as ER visits, discharges and capable of working with short‑notice schedule changes.
• Must be able to operate a variety of vehicles such as cars, trucks, vans and off‑road type vehicles including special type full‑size vans.
• Ability to communicate in Navajo is strongly preferred with great communication skills.
• Drivers are required to work with ambulatory and disabled clients, which may require the operation of special equipment such as a wheelchair van lift system.
• Must be able to provide basic preventative maintenance on vehicles such as pre‑trip inspections and/or tire changes.
• High School Diploma required.

• Enrolled Navajo with a CIB.
• Applicant married to an enrolled Navajo and who has lived on the Navajo Nation for more than a year.
• All other tribes and non‑Indians.

• MMR (Measles Rubeola, Mumps, Rubella):
  Documentation of two MMR vaccines or documentation of MMR titers.
• Complete Hepatitis B vaccine series (3 doses), documented proof of titers indicating immunity, or a declination that may be signed upon arrival.
• Proof of up‑to‑date PPD skin testing, if previously negative, or proof of positive PPD skin test with the most recent chest X‑ray and treatment history.
• Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap).
• Varicella titers, history of varicella or varicella immunization series.
• Influenza vaccine for the current year.
• COVID‑19 vaccine.
• Any other vaccinations as requested.

UNHS hires in accordance with EEOC standards. The UNHS gives preference to eligible and qualified applicants in accordance with the Navajo preference in Employment Act.