Driver

Las Fuentes Resort Village
Position Summary
Responsible for safe transportation of residents to and from physician or other appointments. Plans drop off and pick up times to ensure timely service. Maintains the resident transport vehicles in a safe, clean condition.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Ensures the CAPLICO Core Values and Code of Conduct are adhered to at all times.
• Ensures compliance with Resident Rights and HIPAA policies at all times.
• Drives residents to and from appointments according to the transportation schedule, using the designated community vehicle(s).
• Assists residents with entering and exiting the vehicle when necessary. Assists residents into and/or out of the destination when necessary.
• Ensures that any resident paperwork is dropped off at each physician's office and returned to the nurse's office upon the resident's return.
• Ensures that each vehicle has sufficient fuel to cover the current shift of appointments as well as the following shift.
• Maintains the cleanliness of all transport vehicles by vacuuming the seats and floor, cleaning the windows and keeping the dash and interior clean.
• Inspects the transport vehicle(s) daily to ensure that there are no issues of safety that need immediate attention, to include: tire pressure, emergency lights, turn signals, oil levels, car body, etc.
• Practices good safety awareness and procedures; proactively addressing safety concerns as well as bringing them to the attention of appropriate personnel for corrective action.
• Encourages residents to be as independent as possible but assists residents as necessary.
• May perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibility

• None.

Work Environment

• Works all throughout the community/community and general locale.
• Is subject to frequent interruptions.
• Is involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.
• Is subject to call-back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).
• Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and visitors.
• Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout the work day, as well as to reactions from dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants.
• Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB, COVID-19 and the AIDS and Hepatitis viruses.

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at