Transportation Aide

Job description

Description NOW OFFERING NEXT DAY PAY!: The transportation aide is responsible for non-emergency medical transportation of elderly individuals to routine doctor appointments, activities, or hospital admissions/discharges. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Oversee patient activities and does not leave patients unattended to ensure safety. - Escort and remain with the patient during appointments as necessary. - Adheres to safety regulations of facility as per policies and procedures and external regulatory. - Complies with standard/universal precautions and infection control policies and attends required in-services to keep self-informed. - Performs safety observation and fall protocol and one to one protocol as directed; assists at risk/physically challenged patients with mobility needs as needed. - Communicates and documents patient observation and date effectively. - Communicates with the administration to establish a schedule for picking up and dropping off patients in a timely manner; communicates with referral sources and patient families in appropriate manner while transporting patients. - Maintains the on-call phone to be available to communicate with nursing and admis...