Transportation Aide (3579)

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The role supports Health & Rehab and Senior Living operations by managing nursing staff schedules, staffing coverage, clerical and payroll support, and providing safe, timely transportation services to residents in accordance with care plans, facility policies, and supervisory direction.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Staffing

1. Develop and maintain staffing schedules for Nurses, CNAs, and RMAs in Health & Rehab and Senior Living.

1. Receive, approve, and manage vacation requests for Nurses, CNAs, and RMAs.

1. Prepare and implement daily assignment sheets for Health & Rehab Nurses and CNAs.

1. Manage call-offs and coordinate replacements for Nurses, CNAs, and RMAs.

1. Assist with payroll and attendance tracking for Nursing staff.

1. Enter resident information into AHT and update Resident Transfer Lists as needed in the absence of the Nursing Clerical Assistant.

1. Develop and implement on-call schedules and serve on-call every other week for Nurse and CNA staffing issues.

2. Assist with performance evaluations of CNAs and Nurses.

1. Monitor PPD screenings and license renewals to ensure timely completion.

Transportation

1. Provides transportation services to residents as scheduled or as needed for appointments or events.

2. Assists resident with transfer activities during the transport in accordance with care plans and established policies and procedures.

3. Assists resident with onboarding and offboarding from vehicle including use of mechanical lifts, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting into and out of the vehicle and into suitable wheelchair when applicable.

4. Safeguards resident medical paperwork as needed during medical transports. Provides paperwork to receiving provider.

1. Accepts directions from the Director of Nursing, Social Services Director, or designee to coordinate transport schedule.

1. Delivers paperwork subsequent to transport related to state Medicaid voucher transport reimbursement where applicable.

1. Maintains all required paperwork such as documenting resident presence on the transport roster during onboarding and offboarding, mileage logs, etc.

1. Delivers resident timely for appointments and events.

1. Researches and plans for traffic delays, weather delays, etc.

1. Ensures facility vehicle is properly maintained, fueled, clean and serviced suitable for resident use.

1. Completes documentation daily as assigned.

1. Keeps supervisor informed of factors that interfere with being able to perform the work as assigned (i.e. resident issues, vehicle issues).

2. Reports any untoward event immediately to supervisor.

3. Performs other duties as assigned.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Perform clerical tasks, including filing, typing, updating lists, and answering phones.

2. Provide coverage for the CNA Team Leader, Medical Supply Coordinator, and Nursing Clerical Assistant as needed for absences, vacations, breaks, or lunch periods.