About this role
Duties & Responsibilities
- Driving ambulances and other hospital vehicles as authorized for referral of patients, transportation of medical personnel, drugs, medical supplies and equipment;
- Providing first-line emergency support in patient evacuation, loading and offloading patients with care;
- Ensuring strict adherence to traffic laws, Highway Code and County fleet management policy;
- Maintaining cleanliness and performing daily routine checks on the vehicle including oil, water, tyre pressure, brakes, lights and ensuring roadworthiness;
- Detecting and reporting any malfunctioning of the vehicle system and ensuring regular servicing and repair;
- Record mileage at the beginning and at the end of each journey in the log-book provided;
- Submit receipts for all cash spent on fuel and emergency repairs;
- Maintaining work tickets, movement logbooks, fuel cards, service records and ensuring accountability of the vehicle at all times;
- Ensuring the ambulance is well equipped at all times with basic emergency equipment, oxygen and stretcher and is ready for 24-hour emergency response;
- Maintaining confidentiality of patient information during referrals;
- Ensuring infection prevention and control including decontamination of ambulance after infectious cases;
- Any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Job Requirements
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
- Be a Kenyan Citizen;
- Have Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Mean Grade C- or its equivalent;
- Have a valid Class BCE Driving License;
- Have a valid Certificate of Good Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI);
- Have at least five (5) years driving experience;
- A Defensive Driving Certificate from a recognized institution will be an added advantage;
- Having driving experience as an ambulance driver in a busy hospital will be an added advantage;
- Certificate in Basic Life Support;
- Training in Fire Safety will be an added advantage;
- Satisfy the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.