Patient Transport Driver - Farmville Pace​/Farmville, VA

Job Description

Patient Transport Driver - Farmville Pace/Full Time Days job at Centra Health, Inc. Farmville, VA.

This position is responsible for providing transportation services for Centra PACE/Ground Transport under the direction of the Transport Supervisor(s). Transportation will be provided to PACE participants and patients to & from Centra facilities. The Driver will be responsible for providing a safe and enriching experience for every individual from door to door.

• Provide exceptional door to door care to all PACE Participants & Centra Patients.
• Communicate all participant/patient changes & needs to direct supervisor.
• Perform pre & post vehicle safety inspections, assure vehicle is in proper operational condition and report any maintenance issues to immediate supervisor.
• Maintain cleanliness of interior & exterior of Centra vehicle.
• Follow scheduled transports for PACE participants or patients & other potential trips communicated by direct supervisor.
• Maintain all necessary records/documentation regarding participants/patients & vehicles.
• Communicate frequent changes to direct supervisor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Enter safely into participant’s homes on a routine basis.
• Participate as an extension of the Transport Supervisor as a member of the interdisciplinary team & participate in participant’s care plans.
• Must meet standardized set of competencies for specific position established by Centra PACE and regulatory agencies.
• Delivery of participant medications, medical supplies and other medical necessities.

• Valid Virginia driver’s license.
• For PACE:
  One year's experience working with a frail and elderly population exhibiting the skills needed to assist geriatric patients with transportation needs.
• Before being released solo: CPR First Aid, Stair and Gait training, Wheelchair training, fall prevention training.
• Emergency Vehicle Operators Course - PACE Employees need to be completed within six months of hire.
• Ground Transport need to be completed before being released solo.

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Previous pre-hospital EMS or transport experience.