EMS Wheelchair Van Driver - Baylor University Medical Center : Job Details

Serves as a driver/operator of EMS wheelchair vans to transport medical patients to and from hospitals, facilities, and clinics. Responsible for transporting patients within a 2-3 hour range of the hospital as needed.

• Transports patients via wheelchair to and from the hospital in a safe manner
• Maintains vehicles in operating condition and ensures both inside and outside of the vehicles are neat and clean
• Documents transport appropriately and immediately to ensure accurate billing to Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance
• Communicates discrepancies at time of pick up and during transports to dispatch
• Ensures patients meet transport criteria according to Medicare/Medicaid regulations prior to transporting patient
• Accurately matches the patient identifiers to their paperwork for transport to ensure they are transporting the correct patient
• Transports Dialysis patients to and from hospital and Dialysis Clinics across the region
• Safely loads and unloads patients in wheelchairs utilizing mechanical lift from the vehicle including patients requiring oxygen

• Must have a good/safe driving record with no moving violations documented within a one-year period
• Must be able to drive for extended periods of time
• Good communication skills
• Able to document in the electronic medical record system for EMS billing capture

• EDUCATION - H.S. Diploma/GED Equivalent
• EXPERIENCE - Less than (1) one year of experience

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Drivers License (TXDL)