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Introduction

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Patient Transportation Driver today with Methodist Healthcare.

Benefits

Methodist Healthcare offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

+ Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

+ Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

+ Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

+ 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

+ Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

+ Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

+ Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

+ Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

+ Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

+ Colleague recognition program

+ Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

+ Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._

Come join our team as a Patient Transportation Driver. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Patient Transportation Driver provides passenger transports, as a community benefit, in a non-emergency vehicle. Transportation is provided to and from passenger’s homes, Methodist Healthcare facilities and physician’s offices in a timely, efficient and safe manner.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training, Required Knowledge, Skill, Abilities and Other Job-Related Characteristics:

1. **Education:** High School diploma or equivalent.

2. **Experience:** Two (2) years’ experience in transportation/delivery and general knowledge of city roads/highways.

3. Employee completes initial and ongoing training and competencies as defined by service line, facility and department/unit which are specific to the needs of the patient population served (if applicable).

4. **Preferred:** Two (2) years passenger transportation experience to include wheelchair bound patients.

**Minimum License, Certificates, or Registrations Required:** Valid Driver’s License and driving record in good standing.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Responsible for supporting the overall delivery of assigned daily route for patient transportation services in a safe, timely and efficient manner.

2. Displays proficiency in responding to dispatch directions within different service areas and routes. This includes adjusting passenger transportation schedules, as needed, to fulfill the requirements.

3. Maintains constant communication with Department Supervisor and/or Coordinator to ensure effective and efficient use of resources, including providing support for other routes as needed.

4. Maintains assigned route vehicle appearance and cleanliness in addition to insuring vehicle is functioning in a safe and operable condition.

5. Maintains established records and performs applicable data entry functions to ensure prompt and efficient documentation required by department, including vehicle maintenance.

6. Receives dispatches in a professional and courteous manner. Manages time to ensure it is spent productively to provide the e of calls, while effectively managing each call.

7. Obey all traffic rules and regulations guiding the operation of Patient Transportation services in assigned route. This may include plying the predetermined routes but not going beyond stipulated boundaries.

Additional Job Functions:

1. Supports the mission and vision of the Methodist Healthcare System and demonstrates excellent customer service at all times.

2. Understands and is committed to helping the Methodist Healthcare System and its associated facilities achieve its goals.

3. Must learn and comply with System and facility safety policies and rules; must use appropriate safety equipment and procedures at all times; must immediately report all unsafe conditions to supervisors; must be familiar with all safety features of equipment, tools or materials encompassed by job duties; and must check with supervisors (prior to job performance) if there is a question as to the safe procedure to be used for any job function.

4. Adheres to the MHS Code of Conduct and demonstrates ethical behavior as expected by our patients, colleagues and the community. Understands the personal obligation to report any activity that appears to violate applicable laws, rules regulations or the Code of Conduct itself.

5. Provide team support, including personally driving applicable transportation routes as needed, operational reporting and data entry.

6. Completes other duties as assigned.

HCA Healthcare (Corporate) (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/corporate) , based in Nashville, Tennessee, supports a variety of corporate roles from business operations to administrative positions. Like our colleagues in any HCA Healthcare hospital, our corporate campus employees enjoy unparalleled **resources and opportunities** to reach their potential as healthcare leaders and innovators. From market rate compensation to continuing education and **career advancement opportunities** , every person has a solid foundation for success. Nashville is also home to our **Executive Development Program** , where exceptional employees are groomed to take on CNO- and COO-level roles in our hospitals. This selective program focuses on ethics, leadership and the financial and clinical knowledge required of professionals at this level of the industry.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Patient Transportation Driver opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. **Unlock the possibilities and apply today!**

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.