Senior LIFE PACE

Assistant Transportation Coordinator - Reading

Senior LIFE PACE  •  Reading, PA (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

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Reading, PA

Full Time

Monday-Friday

PACE Healthcare Transportation is seeking to add another passionate, hardworking, innovative, and versatile professionals to join our team. In facilitating and implementing all transportation services, the Assistant Transportation Coordinator is essential to the success of this mission, ensuring all members have transport to the center and, with it, the host of medical, social, and physical benefits associated. This is a management role, and the coordinator will have oversight of drivers for the center.

Responsibilities

This role requires supreme organizational and communication skills, ensuring that a host of key responsibilities and duties are seamlessly carried out daily:

  • Supervising all daily activities for drivers, including third-party providers
  • Coordinating outside services for members, including appointments, consultations and specialist appointments
  • Executing monthly driver training in areas such as member safety and escorting, accident avoidance and more
  • Evaluating vendor invoices and contracts
  • Managing vehicle maintenance in accordance with established best practices and OEM recommended schedules

Also, as coordinators will be highly family-visible, candidates will be expected to work in tandem with external caregivers to maximize the comfort and trust of members. Coordinators are expected to be available to family members consistently, and to exhibit strong listening and problem solving skills to best educate participants in services as well as upcoming appointments, activities and schedule planning. Coordinators will also be expected to participate in Plan of Care development for members.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate must be an analytical thinker with the ability to quickly evaluate and prioritize needs while maintaining a positive, team-first attitude. Applicants should have a minimum of two years’ experience in a supervisory role, along with a high school diploma or GED equivalent and a valid Pennsylvania driver’s license to operate a van or bus. Prior experience transporting passengers with special mobility needs as well as CPR/basic first aid certification is a major plus.

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Senior LIFE PACE

About Senior LIFE PACE

Senior LIFE is committed to enhancing the ability of seniors to live safely in the community by coordinating comprehensive healthcare and supportive services for our members, provided at the LIFE Center and complemented by home care services.

Senior LIFE is a Medicare Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) operating as a LIFE program in the state of Pennsylvania. It is an innovative model of care for seniors 55 years of age and older who are eligible for Medicare and Medical Assistance or able to pay privately, and who are medically eligible.

We enable seniors to maintain both their quality of life and their independence by providing a wide array of support services designed to help them address their personal, physical and social needs. We serve the healthcare needs of medically eligible seniors living at home.

Our program is an ideal alternative to nursing home placement, providing members with a comprehensive care plan that allows them to live at home longer and happier.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Year Founded
Unknown
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