Driver Pace (Mc-1.0)

Homer Street Express Care Building
301 W. Homer Street Michigan City, Indiana 46360
WHO WE ARE
With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.
The PACE program's vision statement is to provide unmatched, individualized, and joyful care through teamwork that is worthy of praise so that seniors experience the best quality-of-life in their communities. PACE offers seniors and their families the care, nutrition, rehabilitation, transportation, and supportive services they need to remain healthy so that they can live in their own home. Franciscan is known for our mission of caring.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Escort and transport patients in a timely and safe manner.
• Inspect and maintain vehicle supplies and equipment and ensure that vehicles are in proper working condition.
• Function as a member of an interdisciplinary team to assess, secure, and coordinate appropriate services through the continuum of care.
• Practice established safety guidelines and uses mire safety tools and techniques.
• Assist passengers on and off the vehicle in a safe and courteous manner.
• Follow established schedules, adjust schedules to meet unanticipated changes, and follow the safest and most efficient pickup and delivery routes.
• Take part in participant care planning and contribute to notations in medical record.
• Report important information to proper staff of Franciscan Alliance PACE daily regarding any changes, progress, or unusual events concerning any participant.
• Conduct daily checks of PACE vehicles prior to transporting participants.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma/GED - Required
• 1 year Experience with a frail or elderly population - Required
• 1 year Experience in a PACE program - Preferred
• Driver's License - Required
• Auto Insurance - Required
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - Required

TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:
Up to 75%
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.
Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.
Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.