PRN Wheelchair Driver

Overview

Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon

B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health's robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet(r) nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine;
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth);
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Wheelchair Driver transports HCHD patients via wheelchair van and monitors patients in accordance with Harris Health System EMS Protocols.

• Education/Specialized Training/Licensure:
  High School Diploma or GED;
  Texas Driver's License, American Red Cross - First Aid/CPR/AED Certification.
• Work Experience (Years and Area): 2 years of experience in transporting wheelchair patient via motor vehicle

• Wheelchairs, Wheelchairs Anchors & Wheelchair Lift.

• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact), Exceptional Verbal (e.g., Public Speaking), Writing /Composing Reports
• Other
  
  Skills:
  
  Medical Terms
• Work Schedule:
  
  Flexible
• Other Requirements:
  Able to work according to specific, subject to extreme weather conditions.