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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Muskegon, MI
Muskegon, Michigan

About this job

Department:

TC222_76501 Maintenance

Expected Weekly Hours:

37.5

Shift:

Day Shift

Position Purpose:

As required to meet the various transportation needs of residents, provide and/or coordinate transportation for

residents to and from appointments, recreational outings, and other outside activities in accordance with current,

federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations governing our community.

Job Description Details:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Know, understand, incorporate, and demonstrate the Mission, Vision, Values and Guiding Behaviors of Trinity

Health and Trinity Senior Living Communities in behaviors, practices, and decisions.

2. Consistently demonstrate (leads by example) Sanctuary Values to all internal and external customers (residents,

visitors, volunteers, and associates.) Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, propagating a calm

environment throughout the community.

3. Execute assignments in a culture that is shared and collaborative across all divisions within TSLC.

4. Follow established safety precautions when performing tasks and using equipment and supplies.

5. Ensure assigned work areas are maintained in a clean, safe, comfortable, sanitary and attractive manner. Ensure

established infection control and universal precautions practices are maintained when performing duties.

6. Assist with transportation of residents in a company vehicle to and from appointments, shopping, etc.

7. Provide and maintain the daily appointment log to be used by resident when requesting transportation.

8. Provide and maintain weekly sign up sheets for regularly scheduled runs (i.e., grocery store, malls, etc.).

9. Coordinate van schedule by reviewing individual appointments on a daily basis, scheduling departure with

residents.

10. Incorporate weekly runs into daily scheduled runs.

11. Coordinates information related to van schedule on an ongoing basis throughout the day with resident, facility

staff, office staff, medical offices, etc.

12. Advises supervisor and nursing staff of residents who exhibit difficulty in handling transportation responsibilities.

13. Accept full responsibility for physical welfare of residents while utilizing van services.

14. Maintains a monthly transportation schedule with Activity Directors to provide transportation to various

community functions.

15. Provide assistance to those residents with limited physical abilities (i.e., help into van, fold up walkers and

wheelchairs, and load into van).

16. Responsible for preventative maintenance, refueling, and maintain overall cleanliness of the van on routine basis.

17. Maintains a log of van mileage on a daily basis.

18. Maintains a record of van usage, resident location, and individual destination.

19. Assist supervisor in planning, reviewing, and evaluating ways for improving the transportation system.

20. Coordinate appointment and transportation utilizing outside services as appropriate (wheelchair vans, ambulance,

public transportation, etc.)

21. Coordinate staff to accompany residents needing assistance at doctor appointments or other appointments as

required.

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MINIMUM QUALIFACTIONS

1. High School Diploma or equivalent

2. Valid Chauffeur license required and must have a safe driving record.

3. Medical First Responder Class or CENA license preferred.

4. Previous experience working in long-term care or with the geriatric population preferred.

5. Must possess superior customer service skills and professionalism

6. Must possess outstanding verbal and written communication skills

7. Ability to adapt to ongoing change and work in a fast-paced, customer-driven environment.

8. Possesses interpersonal and relationship building skills to work in a cross-functional team as well as the ability to

work with residents based on their cognitive ability.

9. Self-starter, highly motivated with a high productivity level

10. Possesses a high degree of personal accountability, responsibility, and strong decision-making abilities

11. Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies,

and procedures of the organization

12. Able to transfer residents on and off bus and into appointments or other destinations as required

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIRMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

1. Must be able to adapt to frequently changing work parameters.

2. Must be able to see, hear and smell or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that

the requirements of this position can be fully met.

3. Primarily works inside with frequent kneeling, crouching, reaching, lifting, sitting, walking, bending and lifting.

Must be able to push, pull, move and or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 3 feet and be

able to push, pull, move and or carry such weight a minimum distance of 10 feet. May be necessary to assist in the

evacuation of residents in emergency situations.

Physical mobility that includes movement from place to place.

Physical agility, that includes ability to maneuver body while in place.

Dexterity of hands and fingers.

Coordination, including eye-hand, hand-foot.

Must possess the above ability with or without the use of prosthetics that will enable adequate functionality so that

the requirements of this position can be fully met.

4. Subject to exposure to noise, infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc. including TB, HIV, HEP B viruses. May

be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.

5. Must be able to speak, read and write the English language in an understandable manner.

6. Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and at times hostile individuals

within the community. Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors,

government agencies/personnel and the general public.

7. Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the work place.

8. Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.

9. Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this community, which include a medical

and physical examination.

10. May be required to work beyond normal working hours, on weekends and other positions temporarily when

necessary and may be subject to call back during emergency conditions. May be required to work on shifts other

then those which originally hired.

Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health employs more than 120,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 21 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.

Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.