What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Driver position at Greenville Post Acute?
Greenville Post Acute (GPA) isn't just another nursing home.
To our residents and staff, it's home.
Located in the heart of Greenville, just seconds away from Main Street, GPA offers a unique culture in a prime location with many long-term employees.
From the Administrator to HR to Staff Coordinator, everyone you meet here will leave a lasting impression professionally and personally.
If you want to be part of a team of people who truly C.A.R.E.
Care, Achieve, Respect, Educate), then look no further than Greenville Post Acute.
We offer :
- 14-16 / hr depending on experience
- Flexible scheduling
- Medical, dental, and vision benefit plans
- 401 K matching
- PTO Your day to day as a transportation driver :
- Assists residents with loading and unloading from facility approved vehicles.
- Ensures the safe transportation of residents to scheduled medical appointments or other approved activities, resident outings, etc.
- Maintains the interior and exterior of facility vehicles to promote safe and comfortable transport for the residents and to project a positive image in the community
- Monitors vehicle maintenance logs and delivers vehicle for regularly scheduled maintenance such as oil changes, tire rotations, etc.
- All other duties as assigned An ideal transportation driver :
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must have a valid DL and be familiar with GPS and local driving area.
- Pass a drug screen and background check successfully, including driving record
- Be flexible with work time (in the event a resident appointment or activity runs late)
- Must have training and be able to demonstrate safe clinical based transfer techniques for : Ingress / Egress of Mobile Patients with Van, Transfer of patients into and out of Wheelchair, Properly securing WC bound residents into bays in Vans
- Must be able to lift, transfer and mobilize patient weights of up to 70 pounds by self in confined areas inside Van.
- Must be able to make complex decisions involving highly dependent patient base. More about us : Greenville Post Acute is a member of the largest network of skilled nursing facilities in South Carolina.
This allows for substantial opportunities for growth in your career.
Once onboarded, you may also choose to work PRN for any of our 14 Upstate sister-facilities .
We encourage growth and support that through tuition and loan repayment programs in each of our facilities.
Please speak with the Administrator at your facility about your plans to attend school or have a remaining balance on your student loans.
We do our best to support you in those endeavors by adjusting your work schedule to suit your classroom needs.
Additionally, we have local college partners who will match our contribution up to $5,000!
Salary : $14 - $16
