Per Diem Shuttle Driver

Job Description:

Per Diem Shuttle Driver

Description

Position Summary

****PER DIEM OPENING****

Position Summary:
Drives patients to and from UMC facilities to other facilities, and personal residences. May also drive employees to and from hospital parking lots.

Job Requirement

Education/Experience:
Equivalent to graduation from high school and a safe driving record with no moving violations during the three (3) years prior and no violations of reckless, unsafe or driving under the influence.

Licensing/Certification Requirements:
Valid Class C Nevada Driver’s License. Some positions may require Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from American Heart Association (AHA).

Additional and/or Preferred Position Requirements

• One (1) year recent documented (within the past five (5) years) Patient Transporter experience, in an acute care or hospital setting.
• Recent documented Patient Transporter pick-up and drop-off procedures, with attention to special / clinical needs.
• Documented experience transporting clients over specified distant points according to a set time schedule.
• Recent documented Customer Service experience, preferably in a health care setting.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements

Knowledge of:
Basic automotive maintenance; geography of Las Vegas and surrounding areas; department and hospital emergency response policies and practices; patient rights; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital safety policies and procedures.

Skill in:
Safely driving a motor vehicle; safely moving patients; applying customer service techniques; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Mobility to work in a variety of environments and safely drive a motor vehicle, stamina to remain seated for extended periods of time and maintain concentration, stamina to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time, vision to read printed materials and VDT screens, hearing and speech to communicate effectively in-person, over the telephone, and two-way radio. Strength and agility to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.

The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada offers a comprehensive & competitive benefits package:

• Employer Paid Pension Plan through Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System "PERS"!https://www.nvpers.org/front
  • Vestingin the pension plan after 5 years of qualifying employment!
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance - Less than $20 per paycheck for employee-only coverage
• Consolidated Annual Leave (CAL) - CAL is used for personal leave, holidays (eleven scheduled holidays per year), doctor appointments, vacation, and sick days up to 16 consecutive scheduled work hours (short-term sick leave), etc.
• Extended Illness Bank (a/k/a Sick Bank)
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• Comprehensive Group Health Insurance Plan
• Nevada has no State Income Tax
• No Social Security (FICA) Deduction

As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients.

We are home to Nevada's ONLY Level I Trauma Center, Designated Pediatric Trauma Center, Burn Care Center, and Transplant Center. We are a Pathway Designated facility by ANCC, and we are on our journey to Magnet status.

THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/ EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Closing Date/Time: 2/27/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

Salary:

$20.63 Hourly