Driver - Psn

**Job Purpose**:
Responsible for safely operating a vehicle (van or minibus) to pick-up and drop off children with acute medical conditions enrolled in the Pediatric Skilled Nursing (PSN) Program.

**Reporting Relationships**

**Reports To**: Transportation and Facilities manager

**Direct Reports**: no

**Essential Job Functions**:

- (Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.)_ Ability to successfully complete all required driver training prior to transporting PSN clients. Complete Defensive Driving, First Aid, CPR/BLS, vehicle evacuation procedures, children’s mobility and securement devices, two-way communication procedures, passenger Assistance and addressing bio-hazard situations.
- Operate Pediatric Skilled Nursing (PSN) vehicles over designated routes or in response to dispatcher/supervisor instructions
- Comply with all driver and passenger record keeping requirements that include daily driver trip sheets, vehicle inspections, rider pickup and drop-off times, Title XIX (MTM Contract requirements) rider or physician documents plus parent or caregiver correspondence
- Aid clients / children with acute medical conditions when boarding and exiting vehicle
- Ensure the safety of all riders by use of their appropriate passenger restraining device inside the vehicle
- Provide minor vehicle maintenance when needed (replacement bulbs, checking fluid levels and tire pressure plus specified interval testing of all vehicle safety equipment and other approved tasks)
- Readily adjust to variable working conditions including adverse weather, traffic passenger challenges.
- Document all assigned vehicle activities for each day including odometer readings, fuel purchases, vehicle deficiencies as well as any other required information
- Maintain the vehicle’s interior and exterior appearance
- Provide secondary transportation to other designated agency divisions for medical and social trip purposes
- Attend departmental and agency-wide safety briefings and training sessions (both formal and informal) as required
- Works in partnership with the quality department to develop appropriate measures in support of program outcomes.
- Participates in department quality planning activities on continuous improvement, logic models, performance metrics.
- Valid Wisconsin driver’s license without limitations that are incompatible with duties & responsibilities and a motor vehicle record acceptable to program and/ or contractual requirements.
- Vehicle liability insurance in accordance with Agency policy if using your own vehicle

**Required Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure and Credentials**:_(Where appropriate, education and/or experience may be substituted)_

**Minimum Required Education**:A High School Diploma or GED Ability to successfully complete all required driver training prior to transporting PSN clients. Complete Defensive Driving, First Aid, CPR/BLS, vehicle evacuation procedures, children’s mobility and securement devices, two-way communication procedures, passenger Assistance and addressing bio-hazard situations.

**Minimum Required Experience**:

- Minimum age 21 years
- Must have a verifiable past work history providing passenger transportation
- Ability to successfully complete all required driver training prior to transporting PSN clients. Complete Defensive Driving, First Aid, CPR/BLS, vehicle evacuation procedures, children’s mobility and securement devices, two-way communication procedures, passenger Assistance and addressing bio-hazard situations.

**Required License - Certification - Registration**:
Issued By Governing Body (if applicable):
**Travel outside of office**:95% travel in the communities we serve

**Required Valid Driver’s License**: Valid Wisconsin driver’s license

**Required Auto Insurance**:vehicle liability insurance in accordance with Agency policy if driving own vehicle

**Knowledge - Skills - Abilities**:

- Ability to work with children with acute medical conditions
- Ability to read and understand a map of the PSN service area (Milwaukee County) and utilize navigation tools if available
- Communication skills, talking, expressing, or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken and written word
- Present a positive public image of the PSN Program and MCFI and maintain confidentiality

**Physical Requirements, Visual Acuity, and Work Conditions**:
**Physical Requirements**: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Must be able to safely push a person in a wheelchair on a level floor or on a wheelchair ramp in various weather conditions. Must be able to transfer a person from a wheelchair to the toilet, chair, or van seat/car with use of a gait belt and/or manual or power Hoyer lift. Must be able to frequently move, transport, position, push/pull