Job Title : Driver
Department : Emergency Medical Services
Reports To : HOD Emergency Medical Services
Date : 6th April 2021
Ambulance Driver Job Purpose:
An ambulance Driver is an individual specifically employed for driving ambulances, i.e. vehicles which are used to transport patients to and from hospitals and nursing homes. Ambulance drivers may need to transport seriously injured patients to hospitals or they need to reach accident spots as soon as possible. They are also required to carry non-urgent patients, outpatients etc to hospitals, day centers and alike
Driver Job Duties:
- Ascertain that the designated ambulance is kept ready at all times, by fueling it on time and checking oil levels and tire pressure
- Clean and sanitize assigned ambulance from the inside after each haul, by following set sanitation procedures of the facility
- Make sure that all consumable items such as medication and oxygen, along with emergency management equipment is available and ready to use
- Take orders from the dispatcher to rush to scenes of emergencies and map out appropriate routes on either conventional maps, or the GPS
- Carefully but urgently drive the ambulance to the destination, changing routes when necessary
- Assist Paramedic in setting up emergency equipment such as oxygen tanks and defibrillators
- Assist in carrying victims of accidents or unwell people to the awaiting ambulance and gently but securely strap them in
- Drive the ambulance to the designated hospital or facility while keeping the dispatcher aware of the ambulance’s whereabouts
- Assist in disembarking patients from the ambulance and rushing them to emergency rooms
Required Qualifications
Education
- Must have form 4 Certificate
- Must have valid Driving License Class C and above
- Must have Current defensive driving certificate
- Must have current First aid training certificate
Experience
Minimum of 3 year experience working as a driver in well recognized facility
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Interested applicants are required to submit a cover letter with current CV for consideration to recruitment@tmhstz.com copy info@tmhstz.com before 15th May 2021
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