What are the responsibilities and job description for the KTS Driver - KTS Operations - Dayton - FT/Days position at Kettering Health?
Overview
Kettering Health is a not-for-profit system of 13 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. We are committed to transforming the health care experience with high-quality care for every stage of life. Our service-oriented mission is in action every day, whether it’s by providing care in our facilities, training the next generation of health care professionals, or serving others through international outreach.
Campus Overview
Kettering Health Dayton
- Kettering Health Dayton, formerly Grandview Medical Center, has been providing care to Dayton and surrounding communities for over 90 years.
- Over 20 specialties, including orthopedics, heart and vascular, surgery, and trauma services.
- KH Dayton expanded their Emergency Department as well as their heart & vascular services to include an additional catheterization lab and electrophysiology lab.
- Partners with Gem City Market to provide fresh fruits and vegetables every Tuesday within the hospital.
- One of the largest osteopathic teaching hospitals in the United States.
- 371 bed facility
- Over the past several years, KH Dayton has received many awards, including:
- Top 100 Hospital
- Patient Safety Excellence Award from Healthgrades in 2019.
- Received an “A” from the Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog, ranking among the safest hospitals in the United States.
Department Overview
The KTS Driver transports wheelchair bound patients to and/or from medical care facilities.
Responsibilities & Requirements
Job Specific Duties:
- Ensures the basic needs of the patient is met during transport.
- Arrives on time at patient pick-up locations.
- Ensures that patients are left at the appropriate destination.
- Completes patient care and billing reports.
- Ability to properly use wheelchair lift in ambulette vehicle and safely secure all patients.
- Maintains strict confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA regulations, as well as sensitive company and employee information.
Operational Duties:
- Performs regular assigned shift duties.
- Maintains cleaning standards of station(s), vehicle(s), and equipment.
- Completes detailed Incident Reports and Accident Reports, in a timely manner, at the request of management.
- Uses appropriate terminology and tone and follows all radio communication procedures.
- Drives company vehicles in accordance with company driving policies.
Preferred Qualifications
Job Requirements:
- High School diploma or GED
- First Aid certification, preferred
- CPR certification, preferred
- Valid driver’s license, with no more than four (4) points, and approval by company insurance provider
