Driver/Program Aid

MISSION:

Kheir’s mission is to increase and provide access to culturally and linguistically-sensitive quality primary healthcare and human services support to the underserved and uninsured residents of Southern California.

ASSIGNMENT SUMMARY:

The Program Aide/ Driver position provides supportive services to the ADHC participants and perform administrative duties under the direction and supervision of professional staff members as assigned by the Program Director.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum High School diploma or its equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of related experience preferred.
• Must have current and valid California Class B Driver’s License with Passenger Endorsement
• Must have current liability insurance.
• Knowledge of office procedures and practices.
• Complete assigned tasks independently.
• Make decisions within authorized boundaries.
• Establish work priorities and meet established deadlines.
• Must have an interest and desire to work with elderly and disabled population.
• Speak clearly and comfortably and use tact, discretion, and sensitivity when interacting with patients; and dealing courteously and efficiently with physicians, office personnel and others.
• Utilize discretion when handling confidential information.
• Adhere to Kheir’s DRESS CODE policy (no open-toed shoes or sandals permitted).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

ADHC Daily Patient Operations & Transportation:

• Assists other staff in carrying out program assignments and assigned task as deemed necessary.
• Works in conjunction with other staff in relation to participant care as assigned by the Nurse and Consultants.
• Provides personal care, such a toileting, eating, transferring, dressing or grooming under the supervision of the Nurse and the Activity Coordinator.
• Assist the Activity Coordinator in carrying out the activity program.
• Assist other center staff in preparing meals and snack serving.
• Cleans-up and organizes program areas, including the cleaning of equipment.
• Write notes as indicated.
• Makes out own time card.
• Attends center staff meetings and in-service educational training programs.
• Responsible for providing services and assist exercises and maintenance therapy services as trained and within his/her scope of practice as specified on the participant’s individual plan of care and documenting those services on the same day as provided.
• Coordinate transportation services for participants and maintain a schedule of transportation of participants to and from the center.
• Maintains records of the participant’s time spent in transit to and from the center.
• Transport participants to and from the ADHC and assist the participants getting in and out of the transportation vehicle. Ensure that participants with cognitive and/or physical disabilities get into their homes safely.Maintain the vehicle in a safe and reliable operating condition, including arranging for regular vehicle maintenance.
• Maintain a record tracking vehicle mileage and maintenance.
• Closely monitor and assist with participants’ transfer and ambulation.

ADHC Team Membership:

• Participate in bimonthly staff meetings.
• Attend in-service trainings.
• Report any participant-related information acquired from participants or their families to the team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Kheir Clinic provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Kheir Clinic complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Kheir Clinic will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Please note that this job description is subject to change to meet the needs of Kheir Clinic.

Kheir Clinic (formally known as Kheir Center) is a nonprofit community clinic and Federally Qualified Health Center in Wilshire Center/Koreatown, located approximately 3 miles west of Downtown LA. We are committed to providing linguistically and culturally-sensitive quality primary healthcare and human services support to the underserved and uninsured residents of Southern California. Kheir Clinic was established in 1986 to serve as a bridge between the low-income, recently-immigrated, non-English speaking Korean community and local health and social service providers in LA. Today, Kheir is a broad-based agency and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides comprehensive services for underserved populations in four interrelated areas: Health Care, Human Services, Adult Day Health Care, and Affordable Housing. Kheir is currently the only Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the nation that offers a full suite of services in 5 different languages including: English, Bengali, Korean, Spanish and Thai. We currently have 8 sites and 150 employees with 15+ contract consultants. We are expected to provide over 123,000 patient visits this year. Our strength comes from the social impact our organization makes on improving the lives of all our patients and the community at large. We invite you to learn more about Kheir Clinic online! www.lakheir.org