Patient Transportation Driver

Job Description

Job Description

Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles is a growing psychiatric hospital dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality care to adult and geriatric patients throughout our community. As we continue expanding toward a 46-bed facility, we are excited to grow our team with passionate individuals who are ready to make a difference every day.

At Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles, our employees are our greatest strength. We are proud to offer a supportive, team-oriented environment focused on professional growth, ongoing training, competitive pay, and work-life balance.

If you’re looking for a rewarding career with purpose, growth, and an incredible team, we would love to have you join the Freedom family!

We are currently seeking a full-time Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) working a 12-hour shift with a 2/3 rotating schedule to join our clinical team.

We are currently seeking a full-time Mental Health Tech (MHT)/Transportation Driver for the day shift (6:45 AM - 7 PM) and night shift (6:45 PM - 7:00 AM) with a 2/3 block schedule to join our clinical team.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Mental Health Worker/Driver at Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles plays an important role in supporting patient care and daily facility operations by providing safe transportation services and assisting with maintaining a structured, therapeutic environment.

In this role, the Mental Health Worker/Driver safely transports patients to and from appointments, residences, and approved destinations while also assisting with meal pickups and other operational needs. This position supports the clinical team through patient supervision, answering phones, assisting with basic administrative duties, and providing coverage during staff breaks.

The Mental Health Worker/Driver closely monitors patient behaviors and interactions, helping ensure patient safety and promptly communicating any concerns or changes to nursing or leadership staff. This role requires strong communication skills, professionalism, reliability, and a compassionate approach to patient care.

The ideal candidate is dependable, attentive, and passionate about supporting both patients and staff in a fast-paced behavioral healthcare environment.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education: High School Diploma
License: Current Motor Vehicle License with clean MVR
Experience: Minimum experience of transporting patients in a 10-12 passenger van or similar type of vehicle 1-2
years experience preferred.

BENEFITS:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment

• Excellent staff to patient ratio
• Competitive Compensation
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(K) with company match

Freedom provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

****All Applicants selected for employment will be required to undergo a post-offer drug test and federal background investigation.****