Driver Coordinator

• The expectation for this role is weekdays with the potential to work some weekends.**
• Provide clients, visitors, professionals, and staff going to and from Hazelden a safe and secure means of transportation as efficiently and promptly as possible.
• Provide primary office coverage at the Transportation desk.
• Coordinate patient transportation needs for arrivals, discharges, and special circumstances
• Communicate patient transportation needs with clinical staff
• Check for transportation orders within MyAvatar and coordinate coverage.
• As needed, provide scheduled, non-scheduled, and emergency transportation to patients, clients, staff, workshop participants, and visitors to and from airport, bus depots, train depots, motels, clinics, dentists, halfway houses, hospitals.
• Responsible for professional driving and safety measures always while representing Hazelden.
• Assess the situations that may occur with Hazelden clients while in the drivers care to assure safe transport.
• Coordinate and implement a patient vehicle search when requested with Department Lead or Manager.
• Provide transportation of medical and related materials.
• Coordinate vehicle maintenance needs with associated vendors and departments.

• The expectation for this role is weekdays with the potential to work some weekends.**
• Provide clients, visitors, professionals, and staff going to and from Hazelden a safe and secure means of transportation as efficiently and promptly as possible.
• Provide primary office coverage at the Transportation desk.
• Coordinate patient transportation needs for arrivals, discharges, and special circumstances
• Communicate patient transportation needs with clinical staff
• Check for transportation orders within MyAvatar and coordinate coverage.
• As needed, provide scheduled, non-scheduled, and emergency transportation to patients, clients, staff, workshop participants, and visitors to and from airport, bus depots, train depots, motels, clinics, dentists, halfway houses, hospitals.
• Responsible for professional driving and safety measures always while representing Hazelden.
• Assess the situations that may occur with Hazelden clients while in the drivers care to assure safe transport.
• Coordinate and implement a patient vehicle search when requested with Department Lead or Manager.
• Provide transportation of medical and related materials.
• Coordinate vehicle maintenance needs with associated vendors and departments.
• Maintain department written documentation following defined procedures
• Coordinate vehicle maintenance needs with associated vendors and departments.
• Provide backup administrative coverage

• High school or equivalent
• Experience in transportation department operations
• Current Driver’s License in good standing
  • Insurance requires that individuals in this role have no major motor vehicle violations within the past 3 years
  • Insurance requires that individuals in this role have no capital violations within the last 5 years
• Favorable Drivers Health Screen
• Current CPR certification
  • Certification must be from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross
• Defensive Driving certification (every two years)
• Employees who are 65+ must provide annual physician’s statements confirming ability to drive in a safe manner.
• Competency with MS Office Applications (Excel, Word, Outlook)

• 12 Step Knowledge
• Class B license
• Vocational or Technical Training

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