KDMT Driver
- Req Number: 27139
- Department: Medical Transport
- Job Type: Part Time
- Shift: Rotating
- Address: 2201 Lexington Avenue
- City, State: Ashland, KY
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JOB SUMMARY
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The KDMT driver position involves transferring patients safely to and from private individual’s homes, nursing facilities, and hospitals.
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DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
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Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:
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Transports patients to and from private individual’s homes, nursing facilities, and hospitals. Required to load the patient in and out of vehicle.
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Follows instructions from dispatcher/call-taker and safely drives ambulette to specific locations.
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Conducts daily vehicles and maintenance inspections prior to beginning route. Ensures vehicles and equipment is clean at all times.
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Preforms efficient route management and correspondence with dispatch teams, while maintaining privacy of patient information.
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Responsible for keeping logs of their trips for record-keeping and billing purposes.
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EDUCATION/LICENSE/ CERTIFICATIONS/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
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Minimum requirement:
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High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
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Basic Life Support (BLS)
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Current Driver’s License
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Completes annual emergency vehicle operators cours
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Preferred qualifications:
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NA
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WORKING ENVIRONMENT
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Constantly required to operate motor vehicle.
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Constantly exposed to weather condition which may be adverse and will vary depending on daily changes.
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The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
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Frequently required to walk and move about.
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Frequently required to push and/or pull items up to 250lbs.
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Constantly required to maintain a stationary position (sitting).
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Constantly required to communicate with patients requiring talking and hearing.
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Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
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