Driver

Your job is more than a job.

The Driver is responsible for providing transportation for residents needing access to doctor visits, scheduled activity programs, individual resident needs, shopping, scheduled out-of-house outings, transporting staff, visitors, or goods. Ensures inspection, maintenance and repair of the vehicle, and maintains a transport log.

Your every day

Transportation Duties:

• Provide transportation to residents for doctor visits, shopping, scheduled out of house outings, individual resident needs, and drop/off pickup of residents as needed.
• Documents any unusual occurrences or other pertinent information about residents that is observed while on outing.

Maintenance:

• Reports any transport vehicle maintenance to the concerned staff.
• Ensures inspection, timely maintenance and repair of the transport vehicle, and maintains a transport log.

Cleanliness:

• Keep the transport vehicle clean.

Customer Service:

• Creates and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis during outings.
• Submits any complaints and grievances made by residents to the concerned management.

Safety:

• Ensures first-aid kit is always available in the transport vehicle.
• Ensures that appropriate protective clothing/devices are used for handling infectious waste or blood/body fluid.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Your must haves

• Required: 1 year experience as a transportation driver.
• Required: High School Diploma/GED or equivalent OR 2 years of work experience.
• Current CDL License (cannot be suspended or expired)
• Must be proficient in safe operation of motor vehicles and obey all traffic requirements.

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. 

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

About University Medical Center

University Medical Center, a world class academic medical center in LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region’s safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+. Learn more about University Medical Center’s legacy and our vision of becoming the epicenter of medical care, education, and research.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart. 
• Give people a reason to smile. 
• Put a little love in your work. 
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.  
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. 
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. 
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. 
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. 
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here. 

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

 

Simple things make the difference. 

1.    To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information. 

2.    To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.  

3.    To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed. 

4.    To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.