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Driver Full Time
Job Description
- Drives ambulances on both emergency and routine runs & performs other assigned duties related to the transport & care of patients. Drives also light cars & performs other duties assigned by Supervisor.
Responsibilities
- Responds to emergency calls to provide efficient and immediate care to critically ill and injured and transports the patient to hospital facility.
- Upon arrival at the scene of accident, parks ambulance in a safe location. In the absence of
- Police, enlists assistance of persons available to create a safe traffic environment.
- Where patients must be extricated from entrapment, uses prescribed techniques and appliance for removal of patient or radios dispatcher for additional help or special utility services if needed.
- Is trained in basic first aid and is able to assist nurse or physician in giving emergency care.
- Can recognize types of injuries in order to determine optimum method of transporting victim from scene of accident to ambulance.
- Makes minor repairs to vehicle, such as tire changes and carburetor adjustments while enroute and as required.
- Drives other light vehicles as instructed by Supervisor.
- Transports patients to and from the ambulance, carries and assists in loading and unloading all types of patients outside and inside the hospital. Assures that patients being transported are properly positioned or seated on the stretcher, properly secured, before moving vehicle.
- Makes pre-operational check of vehicles at beginning of shift including brakes, lights, fuel, water, oil, tire pressure, radio and overall mechanical condition of vehicle. Reports deficiencies to dispatcher. To ensure road worthiness (FM-FAC-MAI-066).
- Maintains vehicle by cleaning light, windows interior and exterior. In the case of ambulances this also includes the changing and exchange of linens for the ambulance stretcher.
- Wheels patients to and from the ambulance, carries and assists in loading and unloading all types of patients outside and inside the hospital. Sees that patients being transported are properly positioned or seated before moving vehicle, assures that the stretcher is properly secure.
- Performs other duties when not on driving assignments as instructed by Supervisor and within the capability of the incumbent.
Qualifications
- Must have driving license to drive in U.A.E.
- Have three years or more experience as driver.
- Be able to read road maps.
- Have knowledge of camp and community locations.
- Must be able to read numbers and sign in both English and Arabic.
- Driving History must show a good safety record.
- Excellent command of oral and written English; Arabic desirable but not mandatory.
