Job Description
Job Summary
We are currently recruiting for a Transportation Driver/CNA to join our Haven Nursing Center team! The person filling this position must be a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in the State of Louisiana with a valid driver's license and a clean driving record.
Residents at Haven Nursing Center live in units referred to as households. The Transportation Driver/CNA is an essential member of the household team and plays a vital role in ensuring residents receive safe, timely transportation to medical appointments while also providing direct resident care within the facility.
The Transportation Driver/CNA is responsible for transporting residents to physician offices, hospitals, dialysis, therapy appointments, clinics, and other approved destinations. When transportation responsibilities are complete, the employee is expected to assist nursing staff by providing resident care and performing assigned duties within the scope of CNA practice.
This position is primarily scheduled Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. However, appointment schedules vary, and the employee must be available to work earlier or later as needed to accommodate resident transportation needs. Flexibility is an essential requirement of this position.
Primary Duties
Transportation Responsibilities
- Safely transport residents to and from physician appointments, hospitals, dialysis centers, clinics, and other approved destinations.
- Complete multiple transportation trips throughout the day based on resident appointment schedules.
- Assist residents with entering and exiting the transportation vehicle using proper transfer techniques.
- Safely secure residents and mobility equipment during transport.
- Ensure residents arrive safely and on time for scheduled appointments.
- Remain with residents during appointments when necessary.
- Return physician documentation, appointment summaries, and new orders to the nursing department promptly.
- Complete daily vehicle inspections and report maintenance or safety concerns immediately.
- Maintain transportation logs, mileage records, and vehicle cleanliness.
- Follow all traffic laws and operate the facility vehicle in a safe and professional manner.
Resident Care Responsibilities
- Assist residents with activities of daily living (ADLs).
- Help residents with mobility, transfers, positioning, and ambulation.
- Monitor and report changes in residents' condition to licensed nursing staff.
- Obtain and record vital signs and other basic health information as assigned.
- Respond promptly to call lights and resident needs.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organized resident environment.
- Assist with meal service and hydration needs when assigned.
- Provide emotional support, encouragement, and respectful companionship to residents.
- Follow individualized care plans, infection control standards, and facility safety procedures.
- Document care provided accurately and timely.
Team Responsibilities
- When transportation duties are complete, assist coworkers on the nursing units with resident care and other assigned duties.
- Follow directions from supervisors and willingly assist in areas where additional help is needed.
- Maintain a positive attitude and contribute to a team-oriented work environment.
- Represent Haven Nursing Center professionally while interacting with residents, families, medical providers, and the public.
Minimum Qualifications
- Commitment to person-centered care.
- Current Louisiana CNA certification.
- Valid Louisiana driver's license.
- Clean driving record.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Ability to safely operate a passenger van.
- Ability to lift, move, and assist residents safely.
- Strong communication, customer service, and teamwork skills.
- Compassionate, patient, dependable, and professional demeanor.
- Flexible availability to accommodate changing resident appointment schedules.
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to lift, carry, stand, bend, squat, reach, kneel, and assist residents using proper body mechanics for sustained periods.
- Must be able to safely load, unload, and secure wheelchairs and mobility equipment.
- Must be able to sit for extended periods while driving and frequently enter and exit the transportation vehicle.
Additional Requirements
- Active CNA certification in the State of Louisiana.
- Valid Louisiana driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
- Successfully pass a criminal background check.
- CPR Certification (or willingness to obtain prior to employment).
- Tuberculosis screening (or chest x-ray) required prior to employment.
- Employee reference checks will be conducted and may include a review of job performance and contact with previous employers.
Company Benefits (Full-Time Positions)
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Group Health Insurance
- Group Life Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
Job Information
Employment Type
Full-time
Location
Haven Nursing Center - Columbia, LA
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Apply NowAbout Haven Nursing Center
Haven Nursing Center is a non-traditional, household model nursing home dedicated to providing quality care within a life-affirming, caring community.
Haven Nursing Center is a 99-bed, licensed nursing facility. Founded in 1958, by Dr. Wren Causey, it continues to be family owned and operated.
SHORT-TERM CARE
Haven provides short term care and rehabilitation after surgery, injury stroke or debilitating illness. We provide a restful and caring environment, staffed with professional therapists in a state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility. Our rehab gym offers a full range of therapy equipment, treatment areas and an in-ground swimming pool.
Our households feature carpeted floors and call systems that are intentionally designed to avoid the beeping and other intrusive sounds commonly found in hospitals and skilled care settings. Skilled and caring staff assist each of our clients while they recover strength and restore functioning.
Each short-term care room offers a bath and shower, TV with cable, and telephone. Our Household Model groups 16 bedrooms around a shared family-style kitchen, dining room and living room that are similar to those found in a private home and allow the residents a high degree of flexibility in how they choose to live their lives.
LONG-TERM CARE
Residents who require ongoing skilled nursing care live in our Long Term Care households. The environment is welcoming and friendly. Floors are carpeted, and our monitoring and call systems are intentionally designed to avoid the beeping and other intrusive sounds that are common in hospitals and skilled care settings.
In Long Term Care, each household consists spacious bedrooms grouped around a shared family-style kitchen, small dining room and living room that are similar to those found in a private home and allow the residents a high degree of flexibility to set their own schedules for sleeping and waking, meal times and other activities.
The majority of rooms are private, with bathrooms and showers. Most households include one or more double room – ideal for couples, or those who would like to share a room. Cable TV is included. Phones are an available option.
LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES
Haven's long term care services are 100% Medicare and Medicaid certified. Our services include:
Nursing staff on duty 24-hours a day
Assistance with activities of daily living
Comprehensive care plan developed based on individual needs and preferences
Social services
Activities based on resident’s preferences and choices
Resident council meetings
Transportation for medical appointments
Rehabilitation Services
Physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy services are available to our Long Term Care residents through our in-house rehab department.
Our long term residents are assisted with many types of weekly exercises to retain their strength and mobility, providing each resident the tools needed to maximize his or her potential for maintaining personal independence and dignity.
HOSPICE
Hospice services, provided by a contracted provider, are available for Haven residents.
HOUSEHOLD MODEL
Haven Nursing Center has adopted the household model of living for all of our Short Term Rehabilitation and Long Term Care communities.
The household model reflects a progressive and transformative approach to delivering services to older adults. The model is thoughtfully based on person-directed values and practices that consider and respect the voices of seniors and their caregivers. These principles include choice, dignity, respect, self-determination and purposeful living.
Each household has decision-making autonomy and is consistently staffed. Residents get up when they want, bathe how and when they want, go to bed when they want, eat when and what they want and decide how they will spend their day. Household life is “normal,” spontaneous and full of new experiences.
Each household features 16 - 25 rooms with a shared family-style kitchen, small dining room and living room that feel similar to those found in a private home. Most bedrooms are large private rooms. Living rooms feature bookshelves, a TV/movie area and a fireplace.
This smaller-scale arrangement, has a more intimate feel and allows residents a large degree of flexibility to set their own schedules – for sleeping and waking, for meal times and for other activities. We feel that’s only right. After all, this is their home.
The household model also allows a more companionable connection between a household’s residents, as well as greater familiarity between residents and the staff who work in each household and are empowered to make decisions to best serve the residents’ needs in the moment.
Haven Nursing Center is a 99-bed, licensed nursing facility. Founded in 1958, by Dr. Wren Causey, it continues to be family owned and operated.
SHORT-TERM CARE
Haven provides short term care and rehabilitation after surgery, injury stroke or debilitating illness. We provide a restful and caring environment, staffed with professional therapists in a state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility. Our rehab gym offers a full range of therapy equipment, treatment areas and an in-ground swimming pool.
Our households feature carpeted floors and call systems that are intentionally designed to avoid the beeping and other intrusive sounds commonly found in hospitals and skilled care settings. Skilled and caring staff assist each of our clients while they recover strength and restore functioning.
Each short-term care room offers a bath and shower, TV with cable, and telephone. Our Household Model groups 16 bedrooms around a shared family-style kitchen, dining room and living room that are similar to those found in a private home and allow the residents a high degree of flexibility in how they choose to live their lives.
LONG-TERM CARE
Residents who require ongoing skilled nursing care live in our Long Term Care households. The environment is welcoming and friendly. Floors are carpeted, and our monitoring and call systems are intentionally designed to avoid the beeping and other intrusive sounds that are common in hospitals and skilled care settings.
In Long Term Care, each household consists spacious bedrooms grouped around a shared family-style kitchen, small dining room and living room that are similar to those found in a private home and allow the residents a high degree of flexibility to set their own schedules for sleeping and waking, meal times and other activities.
The majority of rooms are private, with bathrooms and showers. Most households include one or more double room – ideal for couples, or those who would like to share a room. Cable TV is included. Phones are an available option.
LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES
Haven's long term care services are 100% Medicare and Medicaid certified. Our services include:
Nursing staff on duty 24-hours a day
Assistance with activities of daily living
Comprehensive care plan developed based on individual needs and preferences
Social services
Activities based on resident’s preferences and choices
Resident council meetings
Transportation for medical appointments
Rehabilitation Services
Physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy services are available to our Long Term Care residents through our in-house rehab department.
Our long term residents are assisted with many types of weekly exercises to retain their strength and mobility, providing each resident the tools needed to maximize his or her potential for maintaining personal independence and dignity.
HOSPICE
Hospice services, provided by a contracted provider, are available for Haven residents.
HOUSEHOLD MODEL
Haven Nursing Center has adopted the household model of living for all of our Short Term Rehabilitation and Long Term Care communities.
The household model reflects a progressive and transformative approach to delivering services to older adults. The model is thoughtfully based on person-directed values and practices that consider and respect the voices of seniors and their caregivers. These principles include choice, dignity, respect, self-determination and purposeful living.
Each household has decision-making autonomy and is consistently staffed. Residents get up when they want, bathe how and when they want, go to bed when they want, eat when and what they want and decide how they will spend their day. Household life is “normal,” spontaneous and full of new experiences.
Each household features 16 - 25 rooms with a shared family-style kitchen, small dining room and living room that feel similar to those found in a private home. Most bedrooms are large private rooms. Living rooms feature bookshelves, a TV/movie area and a fireplace.
This smaller-scale arrangement, has a more intimate feel and allows residents a large degree of flexibility to set their own schedules – for sleeping and waking, for meal times and for other activities. We feel that’s only right. After all, this is their home.
The household model also allows a more companionable connection between a household’s residents, as well as greater familiarity between residents and the staff who work in each household and are empowered to make decisions to best serve the residents’ needs in the moment.