Patient Transportation Specialist

## Patient Transportation Specialist | Full-Time Apply locations:
Pascagoula, MStime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR102041
** At Singing River Health System, caring isn’t just part of the job — it’s in our DNA. Whether we’re saving lives, supporting behind the scenes, or showing up for our community, we bring the energy, heart, and hustle every single day.
**** With pride, passion, and commitment, we will improve health and save lives in our community every day.
**** Shift:
** Monday-Friday (7:30am- 4:00pm)
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* Location:

** Singing River Pascagoula Hospital#
** Job Description Summary**#
** Job Description
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* Position Overview:

** The Patient Transportation Specialist performs daily work in the operation of a SRHS Patient Transportation fleet vehicle to ensure safe, on-time and cost-effective transportation of SRHS clients to and from medical appointments within our service area.  He/She will assist clients on entry and exit from vehicles as necessary. The Patient Transportation Specialist performs required pre-trip inspections to meet federal, state, and SRHS safety requirements.  

He/She maintains all required electronic tablet, paper records and forms in an accurate and timely manner.  He/she is responsible for the interior cleanliness of their assigned vehicle and will ensure same at the beginning and end of each working day.
** DISCLAIMER:
** This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this intends to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks performed as assigned.
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* Education:

** High School graduate or equivalent required.
** License:
** Alabama or Mississippi class “D” driver’s license are required. Class “C” with “P” endorsement preferred.  Only Class “C” license or higher require a DOT Medical Certification and “P” endorsement.

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* Certifications:

** Must complete and maintain BCLS certification upon hire and/or transfer.
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* Experience:

** Prior experience driving a passenger-type vehicle in an employment/work setting (i.e., school bus, shuttle bus, passenger van, etc.) preferred. Driving experience including, providing pre-trip inspections and vehicle maintenance is preferred. Prior training on safe lifting techniques; how to operate various personal transport devices, such as wheelchairs; and how to deal with various client physical and mental disabilities is preferred.
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* Reports to:

** Patient Transportation Manager
** Supervises:
** None
* * Physical Demands:
** Work is moderately active: involves sitting with frequent requirements to move about the office, move about the facility, and to travel to another facility within the SRHS service area. Work involves exerting a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.  Work involves using many physical motions in performing daily work activities;

subject to exposure of body fluids, sputum and tissues, which may carry the hazard of infectious disease. Work involves using repetitive motions: substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and or fingers while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard.  Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sound at normal speaking levels with or without correction; the ability to make fine discriminations in sound.

Work requires close visual and acuity and the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms/printed material that are closer to compare data at close vision.  Must be able to be active for extended…