patient transport services driver

Code 8322.5

Patient transport services drivers transfer disabled, vulnerable and elderly patients to and from health care facilities such as hospitals or social care settings. They drive the ambulance and maintain all the related equipment but under non-emergency circumstances.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • Tipo de vehículo terrestre
  • mechanical components of vehicles
  • local geography
  • licences regulation

Skills and competences

  • Colaboración con proveedores de atención médica
  • Considerar las preferencias y valores del paciente en la toma de decisiones
  • transport allocated patients
  • complete patient journey records
  • drive ambulance under non-emergency conditions
  • comply with legislation related to health care
  • maintain vehicle appearance
  • maintain vehicle service
  • follow written instructions
  • follow verbal instructions
  • transfer patients
  • operate an emergency communication system

Transversal competences

  • adhere to organisational guidelines

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences