Trinity Health
Location
Pensacola, FL | United States
Job description
Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:
Description:
Status: Full time
Shift: Monday-Friday, typically 8am – 4:30pm
Incentives: 1st Day Benefits
Position Purpose:
The primary purpose of your job position is to provide safe and timely transportation of PACE participants, including transport meals, durable medical equipment, pharmacy, and any other transportation as deemed necessary. Responsible for overall cleanliness, safety of the vehicle assigned on a daily basis, and communicating any safety issues to the department leader.
Position Details:
This position will be housed at Trinity Health PACE of Pensacola.
What you will do:
Responsible for the PACE passengers during transport, providing care in a manner which ensures participant satisfaction.
Follow assigned schedule, make adjustments to meet unanticipated changes, while considering the needs of the participant and requirements of the PACE center, as well as communicating these changes to the department leader.
Operate equipment safely and in compliance with the vehicle licensing regulations.
Transport participants to and from medical/specialist appointments and activity outings as requested by the interdisciplinary team via the plan of care.
Transport meals, durable medical equipment, pharmacy, and any other items as deemed necessary for the participants.
Provide physical assistance to each participant when needed as he or she boards and debarks from the programs vehicles.
Handle potential infectious fluids with appropriate biohazard precautions and practices Universal Precautions.
Maintain the vehicle in a neat and clean condition, ensuring vehicle equipment is maintained and operating within the manufacturer's recommendations; replacing supplies as needed.
M inimum Qualifications:
Must possess a comprehensive knowledge obtained through high school diploma or equivalent. Associate's degree preferred.
Valid driver's license in good standing required. CDL license with passenger endorsement required to operate company vehicles that exceed 15-passengers.
Minimum of one (1) year of documented experience working with a frail or elderly population or if less than one (1) year of experience, must receive appropriate training from the PACE organization on working with a frail or elderly population upon hiring.
Mercy LIFE Massachusetts Drivers – Must be 21 years old and minimum safe driving history of five (5) years.
Position Highlights and Benefits:
Comprehensive benefit packages available, including 1st Day medical coverage, dental, vision, paid time off, 403B and educational assistance.
Access to wages earned daily through Daily Pay.
Ability to earn incentives through our Employee Referral program.
Warm and supportive environment with a truly patient-centered focus.
Comprehensive Orientation and professional development opportunities
Ministry/Facility Information
Trinity Health PACE programs offer continuous, quality care to the elderly, allowing them the independence of living at home. Seniors who qualify for nursing home care can receive comprehensive care from an interdisciplinary team of experts, all focused on improving participants’ health.
At our centers, seniors receive clinical and rehabilitation therapy and build relationships with doctors, nurses and fellow participants – all under one roof. 7We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. Our core values: Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Safety, Justice, Stewardship, Integrity
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran
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