Patient Transport Driver | PRN | Superior Ambulance

Overview

A Brief Overview:
Responsible for the safe transportation of mental health patients using transport vehicles including a wheelchair van and a secure car. Provides intra‑facility transports, documents patient transports, and participates in educational programs and miscellaneous duties while interacting with patients, families, and the health team.

• Assist passengers to and from the vehicle at hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, patient homes, and other locations.
• Comfort and reassure passengers during transportation.
• Communicate with the transport coordinator, passengers, family members, and health care workers to provide timely and safe transportation.
• Operate wheelchair van, secure car, and other transport vehicles safely.
• Maintain vehicles, communication equipment, and replenish first‑aid supplies.
• Decontaminate vehicle interior after transporting patients.
• Observe, record, and report on patient transport details.
• Perform general cleaning duties at the base, including sweeping, mopping, dusting, trash collection, and disinfecting all areas.
• Sit, monitor, and document as a sitter during downtime.

• High School Diploma or GED (Required).
• Valid driver’s license (e.g., Iowa Dept of Transportation Chauffeur license) upon hire.
• 1–3 years of experience driving passenger vehicles (Preferred).
• Knowledge of customer service standards, safety procedures, and record‑keeping.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with patients, families, and health care staff.
• Ability to safely operate and maintain transport vehicles.
• Ability to decontaminate vehicles and perform general cleaning duties.
• Ability to observe, document, and report transportation incidents accurately.
• Will train and mentor new employees.

Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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