WC/MT Transporter Full-Time

Summary To provide transportation for wheelchairs, medical taxis, and stretchers to transport patients to hospitals, nursing homes, doctor offices, or any other facility previously approved. The wheelchair transporter works closely with the EMT to provide effective and efficient patient care per established protocols relevant to EMR certification.

Personnel Supervised None

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: other duties may be assigned.

The Wheelchair Transporter is fully responsible and is accountable for the quality of emergency and non-emergency medical care delivered. In delivering pre-hospital emergency care, the wheelchair transporter performs all basic life support techniques, provides specified field treatment for medical emergencies, and transports patients to the appropriate medical facility. This includes an ambulance, wheelchair, and medical van.

Must maintain Emergency Medical Services Vehicle Operator (EMSVO) credentials.

In delivering non-emergency transportation for wheelchair and medical taxi patients to appropriate facilities:

• Safely moves, secures, and transports wheelchairs, medical taxis, and stretchers to transport patients to appropriate facilities.
• Diplomatically and professionally interact with hospitals, nursing home social workers, friends, and relatives of the patient.
• Completes all essential records for patient transportation and billing purposes.
• Assists in training new personnel on the day-to-day operations of the wheelchair vehicle, including billing procedures.
• Identifies and reports operational problems.
• Report difficulties encountered with patients, relatives, professional personnel, and others to the on-duty supervisor.
• Safely operate EmergyCare vehicles in all traffic and weather conditions.
• Performs daily inspection of assigned vehicle and all equipment on the vehicle.
• Follows established format and submits accurate and timely reports as required.
• Advises on-duty supervisor of any unusual conditions or incidents requiring intervention or remedial action.
• Maintains skills and job requirements through regular participation in continuing education programs.
• Responsible for the operation of the wheelchair vans.
• Encouraged to participate in continuing education and company committees.
• Can anticipate any shortcomings during daily operations and quickly resolve any problems.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and/or ability. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

Must have basic computer skills using e-mail and data entry for charting and billing purposes.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Current driver's license must hold a Heartsaver First Aid and CPR from the American Heart Association or have successfully completed an equivalent course of study. EmergyCare may elect to provide such training as part of orientation in lieu of one of the above-listed certifications or cards. The incumbent must complete an Emergency Vehicle Drivers Training Course (EVDT) approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania within three weeks (21 calendar days) of employment.

Other Qualifications

Must be able to drive 5 to 8 hours per shift.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move more than 100 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.