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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.

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.
• Participate 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.

• Other duties as assigned.

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

Minimum Required Education: High School Diploma or GED

Minimum Required Experience:

• 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.

Travel Type: Road Warrior

Required Valid Driver's License: Valid Wisconsin driver's license

Required Auto Insurance: Vehicle liability insurance in accordance with Agency policy

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.
• Knowledge to use work related equipment and applications such as cell phone and texting, computers, photo copier, Microsoft Office, and Teams.
• 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 and/or lift objects, people or equipment weighing at least 50 pounds 450 feet. Talking, expressing, or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Hearing, perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.

Visual Acuity: The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles or heavy equipment.

Working Conditions: This position may work in a variety of indoor and outdoor work environments which may include, various outdoor weather conditions, loud noises, and fluctuating temperatures and the occasional use of stairs.