Ambulance Driver

• Drives an ambulance in compliance with State and local traffic laws.
• Transports patients and ambulance crew safely, to/from hospitals and other health care institutions.
• Determines ambulance speed and emergency driving conditions for transporting patients and crew.
• May lift and transfers patients between beds and stretchers assisted by the EMT.
• Lifts patients into and out of an ambulance and positions them securely in the ambulance with the assistance of the EMT.
• Notifies and communicates with ambulance dispatcher by telephone or radio regarding transport, ETA, change of -routes, delay, etc.
• Assists ambulance crew, when necessary, in restraining patients as needed.
• Assists at accident scenes as instructed or stops at encountered accident scenes or other emergencies and provides care as needed and within scope of skills, abilities and certifications.
• Drivers are assigned shifts of on-call and will be available to report for service within guidelines and standards of the EMS rules.
• Completes necessary documentation, reports and logs.
• Inspects, cleans and restocks ambulance when transports are complete.
• Reports necessary repairs, concerns to Coordinator and/or appropriate personnel.
Performs duties within the scope as instructed by EMT or EMS Coordinator.

PRN, as needed

• Knowledge of state and local traffic laws.
• Knowledge of procedures to transport non-ambulatory and acute stretcher patients and healthcare facilities.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills of driving the ambulance.

Driver's License Required.