Medical Transportation Technician (Indio & Throughout Riverside County)

The County of Riverside - Riverside University Health System (RUHS) - Behavioral Health Department is seeking to fill a Medical Transportation Technician position.

Under general supervision, transports or shuttles patients, visitors, staff, and materials to various destinations inside and outside of medical facilities; performs other related duties as required.

The Medical Transportation Technician is the journey level classification in the Medical Transportation Technician series and reports to a Supervising Medical Transportation Technician.

Incumbents perform the full range of duties requiring a greater technical knowledge and are responsible for providing non-emergency transportation or shuttle services with relative independence, as supervisory guidance is not available when away from medical facilities.

The Medical Transportation Technician is distinguished from the Senior Medical Transportation Technician classification in that the latter functions in a lead capacity.

Additional essential duties include but are not limited to the following:


* Transporting clients to and from placements, to food banks, to DPSS, civil and criminal court, medical/dental/behavioral health appointments.


* Transporting client's while linked with the CARE Act program.

Candidated with experience in the following are encouraged to apply:


* Candidates with experience transporting patients


* Bilingual candidates


* Experience with severe behavioral health population: schizophrenia



*A current valid CA Drivers License is required.


*A current valid Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification issued by the American Heart Association is required.

Work schedule: Will be discussed during the interview.
Work Address: 44-199 Monroe St, Indio, CA 92201


*This position will require traveling throughout Riverside County, but is stationed in Indio.

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Meet the Team! Riverside University Health System• Transport patients, visitors, and staff between various service areas; pick up and drop off patients or staff at designated shuttle service areas between various medical office buildings.

• Verify patient's identification and obtain signature of patient or authorized person to comply with patient health information regulations.

• Operate designated County vehicles to provide transportation and shuttle services to patients, visitors and staff.

• Maintain simple records concerning transportation services provided and vehicle maintenance needs; ensure vehicles are clean and properly supplied.

• Assist patients, visitors or staff into and out of the vehicle, facility, or their homes to ensure they are not injured when entering or leaving the vehicle; may use an automated lift.

• Attend to patients' or clients' safety and comfort en route by driving carefully and in accordance with state and local traffic laws, ordinances, and County policies and procedures.

• Remain available for on-call, weekend and evening assignments.

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