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Public Transportation Driver

Franciscan Healthcare is looking for a Public Transportation Driver to provide safe transportation to community members in different types of vehicles including wheelchair accessorized buses and vans.

Hours: Weekday, Day time hours

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  •  Keep in communication with staff responsible for scheduling, advising and updating any changes about drives, rides and schedules.
  • Track and enter information into mobile including such things as notifying dispatch of additional stops, additional passengers and/or changes to the originally planned ride.
  • Track and enter payments and monies from riders using both electronic devices and handwritten documentation.
  • Safely drive passengers to their destinations, assisting passengers in and out of the vehicles, walking beside them for stability and helping with small packages.
  • Represent the transit service in a professional manner including behaving and communicating with passengers in a polite and respectful manner.
  • Inspect vehicle daily using checklist prior to driving the vehicles.
  • Monitor and maintain vehicle during shift such as keeping an appropriate gas level throughout the shift.
  • Clean and maintain the inside of the vehicle.
  • Maintain assigned records and reports as necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS:  

Education and/or Experience

  • High School graduate or equivalent 
  • Valid Driver’s License in the State of Nebraska
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) or obtainable within three months of hire date
  • Experience driving shuttles, large vans, or buses, preferred.
  • Experience with developmental disabilities and/or the elderly preferred.

Other Competencies

  • Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships and to interact positively and productively with team members.
  • Must be able to drive a vehicle for long periods of time.
  • Knowledge of federal, state and local laws with respect to driving and public transportation.
  • Knowledge of roads and maps in the city and surrounding areas.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and interact professionally.
  • Ability to remain calm and respectful during interactions with difficult people.
  • Must be able to exert up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally, up to 20 lbs. of force frequently and up to 10 lbs of force constantly to move objects. 
  • Frequent moderate lifting, pulling, pushing and carrying.
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