Ambulance Driver at Nile University of Nigeria

Ambulance Driver

Job responsibilities

• Complete a mechanical checklist prior to each shift to ensure ambulance is in working order and ready to transport patients to and from required locations, and report any mechanical issues to appropriate service personnel
• Accept patient transport assignments daily and drive ambulance with any necessary medical personnel to patient location
• Help patients onto ambulance gurney and load them into the ambulance, assisted by partner or other medical personnel
• Transport patient to assigned medical facility, unload patient and take patient inside facility and to where directed by medical personnel
• Ensure ambulance is clean and stocked properly with first aid and medical supplies prior to each shift and between patient transports throughout the day
• Report accident or other emergency facts to medical personnel and/or law enforcement when necessary
• Complete appropriate trip sheets as required by employer to record officially each transport
• Accompany EMTs and paramedics on emergency calls to transport patients to hospitals when assigned to do so

Functional Competencies/Skills

• Knowledge of radio/standard radio transmission codes
• Defensive driving skills to respond to calls in heavy traffic conditions, wrecks, and adverse weather conditions to manoeuvre their vehicle safely and quickly
• Good communication skills
• Ambulance drivers must possess map reading skills to determine the fastest and safest routes to their pickup locations and the hospital
• Ambulance drivers must stay current on first aid procedures and be able to perform procedures such as bandaging, splinting, and administering oxygen

Basic requirement

• SSCE Certificate or equivalent
• CPR certification
• Valid driver’s license
• Previous experience with gurneys, hydraulic and wheelchair lifts
• More than 3 years aexperience operating an ambulance