About this role
Job DetailsJob Location: Tallahassee, FL 32308Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: High SchoolSalary Range: $18.00 - $22.00 HourlyTravel Percentage: Road WarriorJob Shift: AnyJob Category: Clinical🚐💙 Patient Transport Technician
Big Bend Hospice | Full-Time | Hourly | Non-Exempt
🌟 Every Mile Matters.
At Big Bend Hospice, transportation is about so much more than getting someone from one place to another. Every trip is an opportunity to provide comfort, dignity, safety, and compassion to patients and families during one of life’s most important journeys. 💙
We’re looking for a compassionate and dependable Patient Transport Technician to safely transport hospice patients throughout our service area while providing exceptional care and customer service along the way.
If you’re someone who enjoys helping others, takes pride in safe driving, and understands that kindness can make all the difference, we’d love to meet you. 🚐🌿
🛣️ What You’ll Do
As a Patient Transport Technician, you’ll play an important role on our interdisciplinary care team by:
🚐 Safely transporting hospice patients between homes, hospitals, nursing facilities, assisted living communities, physician offices, and hospice inpatient units.
♿ Assisting patients with wheelchair and stretcher transportation while always prioritizing their comfort, dignity, and safety.
💙 Providing compassionate and reassuring support to patients and families throughout the transportation experience.
🔍 Performing daily vehicle safety inspections and helping maintain a clean, safe, and reliable transport vehicle.
📝 Completing required transportation documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
🩺 Communicating effectively with clinical staff regarding patient needs, concerns, or observed changes in condition.
🤝 Representing Big Bend Hospice with professionalism, kindness, compassion, and respect in every interaction.
⏰ Schedule
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
📅 Full-Time | Days may vary
What We're Looking For:🎯 Required Qualifications
🎓 High school diploma or GED.
🚗 Valid Florida Driver License with a safe driving record.
🎂 Minimum age of 25 years.
❤️ Ability to obtain or maintain CPR/BLS certification.
🛡️ Ability to successfully complete a Level II background screening (fingerprinting required), drug screening, and motor vehicle record review.
💪 Ability to safely assist patients with mobility, transfers, and lifting requirements associated with the position.
⭐ Preferred Qualifications
🚐 Previous experience transporting patients or working in a healthcare environment.
💙 Experience in hospice, home health, or long-term care.
🩺 CNA or EMT certification.
🤝 Experience working with older adults or individuals living with serious illness.
💪 Physical Requirements
This is an active, hands-on position that requires frequent standing, walking, bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, and assisting patients with transfers.
🚐 Candidates must also be comfortable driving throughout the Big Bend Hospice service area and traveling between patient homes, hospitals, healthcare facilities, and other care settings throughout the workday.
Above all, this role requires someone who can safely support our patients while always protecting their comfort, dignity, and well-being. 💙
💙 Why Join Big Bend Hospice?
For more than 40 years, Big Bend Hospice has been dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality end-of-life care throughout the communities we serve. 🌿
Our employees are at the heart of our mission, and we’re committed to creating a workplace built on respect, teamwork, integrity, compassion, and service. When you join Big Bend Hospice, you become part of a team united by one purpose: making a meaningful difference for patients and families when it matters most. 🤝💙
✨ What We Offer
💰 Competitive hourly pay.
🩺 Comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees.
🌴 Paid Time Off (PTO).
❤️ Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
💵 Retirement savings plan.
🛡️ Employer-paid life insurance.
🤝 Employee Assistance Program.
📚 Ongoing education and professional development opportunities.
💙 A supportive, mission-driven team culture focused on making a difference every day.
🌟 Join Our Mission
If you’re looking for more than just a driving job—and want a career where your dependability, compassion, and service can make a genuine difference in the lives of patients and families—we encourage you to apply. 🚐💙
Every journey matters. Every patient matters. Every team member matters.
Join Big Bend Hospice and help us provide compassionate care when it matters most. 🌿
Big Bend Hospice is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug-free workplace.
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