Medical Transport Attendant

Job Title: Medical Transport Attendant

Company: Regional Health Transport, LLC.

Job Type: Full-Time / Part-Time

Pay: $16.00-$16.25 per hour

Location: Binghamton, NY

Work Environment: Non-Union

Division: NEMT

About Us

Serafini's Regional Health Transport, LLC. is a locally-owned, non-union transportation company serving the Southern Tier of New York. Our services include Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT), school bus operations, and private charters. We are known for our safety-first approach, reliability and professionalism.

Job Summary

• Assists with transporting clients, ensures adherence to safety rules, and assists passengers in boarding or exiting, as necessary.

General Accountabilities

• Transfers passengers into and out of medical equipment including wheelchairs, stair- chairs and stretchers.
• Lift passengers up and down stairs in medical equipment.
• Companion assistant to transport passengers.
• Complies with DOH regulations to operate medical equipment in a safe and courteous manner.
• Maintains order among passengers during trips to ensure safety.
• Checks the condition of medical equipment to ensure working order.
• Reports any malfunctions or repairs needed.
• Assists pick up and drop off passengers at designated locations, following schedules.
• Maintains knowledge of first-aid procedures.
• Prepares and submits reports that may include the number of passengers or trips, hours worked, mileage, fuel consumption, or fares received.
• Reads maps and follows written and verbal geographic directions.
• Regulates heating, lighting, and ventilation systems for passenger comfort.
• Keeps bus interiors clean for passengers.
• Reports delays, accidents. or other traffic and transportation situations.

Job Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience: Direct care of people with disabilities requiring assistance

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Monitoring
• Judgment and decision making
• Service orientation
• Time management
• Social perceptiveness

Benefits

• Consistent, year-round work
• CDL upgrade support
• Supportive team environment
• PTO and Paid Sick Leave