Transportation Aide

Transportation Aide

Job Title: Transportation Aide

Location: Lincoln, NE

Department: Transportation

Reports to: DON/Transportation Coordinator

Position Type: Full-Time Mon-Fri 7am-430p

Job Summary:

Perform direct resident care under the supervision of licensed nursing personnel and transport residents to appointments as scheduled. Assist with promoting a compassionate physical and psychosocial environment for the residents.

Work Environment:

Role involves working both indoors and outdoors, including handling vehicle-related tasks and interacting with residents in various settings.

Responsibilities:

• Clear driving record

• Accompany residents to doctors' appointments

• Willingness to transport as needed

• Flexible hours

• Properly use and maintain facility equipment.

• Maintain residents' rooms in neat, orderly and clutter-free manner.

• Support residents' participation in activity programs.

• Directly respond, within scope, to needs and concerns of residents and family members including call lights.

• Ensure residents rights are being honored at all times.

• Provide resident care as directed by care plan.

• Ensure residents' comfort while assisting them in achieving their highest practicable level of functioning.

• Provide input to the Nurses for development of the plan of care and information gathered from care giving activities.

• Other responsibilities, within scope, as set forth by DON/ADON.

Qualifications:

• Must be a Certified Nurse Aide in good standing with the state. Must maintain a current certification in the state throughout employment.

• Must achieve 12 hours of in-service education annually as required by federal regulations (as well as meet state requirements, if exceeds federal)

• Must be able to maintain confidentiality regarding patient and company proprietary information.

• Must have the ability to relate professionally and positively and work cooperatively with residents, families and other employees at all levels.

• Must be capable of maintaining regular attendance.

Benefits:

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• 401K

• PTO Plan Vacation, Sick & Holiday