Driver

Job Title

Under general supervision, protects employees, patients, visitors, medical staff, physical plant, and equipment and enforces all hospital regulations. Under direct supervision, assists in the vehicular transportation of elderly and handicapped patients to and from Loretto Hospital, Outpatient Mental Health, Immediate Care of Oak Park and or other designated locations including external partners.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Include the following:

• Assists elderly and handicapped individuals into and out of motor vehicles, transport patients to designated areas if needed.
• Communicates patient information regarding status and problems, to appropriate individuals as directed, communicates in a professional manner emphasizing objectively and non-judgmental viewpoints, aids all internal/external customers as appropriate and/or refers customer to appropriate individual or department.
• Assures completion of pre-transportation check list, daily, organize work procedures to generate acceptable levels of productivity and completes own work as required and will assist others as needed, assist in solving customer problems in a cooperative manner and performs all additional functions that may be required (Management reserves the right to add or amend duties at any time).
• Ensures that patients are informed of appointment and arrival time.
• Follows preventative maintenance procedures and reports any abnormal condition of vehicles immediately to designated individuals, follows established emergency, infection control and/or universal precautions procedures as required.
• Transports bus receipts, cash and other hospital receipts as needed.
• Manages own time in a productive and reliable manner completing work assignments.
• Completes appropriate volume of work while maintaining quality standards and provide quality improvement which enhance effectiveness and efficiency of department and supports and participates in department quality improvements activities
• Completes own work as required and will assist others as needed.
• Cooperates with coworkers and management to maintain a harmonious environment. Adjust work schedule to accommodate changing priorities.
• Operates assigned equipment and performs all procedures in a safe manner. Utilizes proper body mechanics in all job functions.
• Maintains work area and equipment according to standards and policies. Attends mandatory in-service related to safety and/or infection control.
• Other duties may be assigned

Compliance Responsibilities

• Understands and adheres to Loretto Hospital's compliance standards as they appear in the Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
• Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and Hospital regulations, laws, and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
• Ensures that the staff are trained and evaluated on their knowledge of and adherence to compliance policies and procedures specific to their jobs.

Job Requirements

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• One to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have a valid DL for the State of IL
• Must have full working knowledge of security principles and practices.
• Full working knowledge of hospital safety procedures.
• Basic knowledge of body mechanics and transportation procedures.
• Full working knowledge of city boundaries and locations.
• Excellent communication skills are imperative.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of the personnel so classified.

For purposes of the American with Disabilities Act, "Job Duties" are essential job functions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms: climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.