Medical Transportation Specialist/Driver

Job Description

Job Description

Date posted: October 23, 2026

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly responsible, focused Organ Transplant Driver to join our healthcare logistics team. In this role, you will be a critical link in the life-saving transplant process, responsible for the urgent, safe, and time-critical transport of organs, surgical teams, andmedical specimens between donor hospitals and transplant centers. Because lives depend on your timing and precision, this position requires absolute focus, composure under pressure, and strict adherence to medical logistics protocols.

Job Purpose

To provide time-critical, secure, and compliant transportation of human organs, tissues, and medical teams to ensure successful transplant surgeries.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Time-Critical Transport: Drive medical teams, organs, and specimens safely and efficiently between airports, hospitals, and surgical centers, often under tight constraints.
• Protocol & Compliance: Strictly follow chain-of-custody protocols and regulatory guidelines for handling and transporting biological materials.
• Route Planning & Coordination: Map out primary and backup routes using real-time navigation tools, coordinating constantly with dispatchers and medical coordinators to avoid delays.
• Vehicle & Equipment Readiness: Inspect and maintain the vehicle continuously, ensuring it is fully fueled, mechanically sound, and ready to go at a moments notice.
• Emergency Response Navigation: Safely operate under emergency conditions or lights-and-siren protocols if legally authorized and trained.
• Documentation: Accurate tracking and logging of pickup/delivery times, locations and recipient signatures

Required Qualifications & Skills

• License: Valid driver's license with a clean driving record (no major infractions or recent moving violations).
• Experience: Proven experience in medical logistics, courier services, or emergency medical services (EMS) is highly preferred.
• Stress Management: Ability to maintain a calm, professional demeanor and make sharp decisions during high-stress, urgent situations.
• Physical Capability: Ability to safely lift, load, and secure medical coolers and equipment (up to 40 lbs).
• Communication: Excellent verbal communication for smooth handoffs with hospital staff, security, and flight crews.

Working Conditions

• Hours: On-call availability, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as transplant surgeries occur unpredictably around the clock.
• Environment: Frequent driving in all weather conditions and traffic environments; regular entry into hospital surgical wings and clinical environments.

Benefits:

• Company car

Work Location: On the road