University of Chicago
Mobile Unit Driver, Program in Oral Health
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Mobile Unit Driver, Program in Oral Health
University of Chicago
Department:
BSD MED - Center for Health and the Social Sciences - Oral Health Research Staff
Job Summary:
This role provides driving services and operations support to the CHeSS Program in Oral Health mobile van and related University facilities. Using proficiency learned from on‑the‑job experience, operates, inspects, maintains, and repairs vehicles, including trucks, buses, and vans. Under a limited degree of supervision, delivers and transports people, supplies, records, and materials.
Responsibilities
Drives the mobile unit to community locations, events and healthcare institutions in and around Chicagoland.
Prepares mobile unit for deployment, ensures supplies are stocked and sets up at each location insuring proper positioning and safe access for research participants.
Takes down the same set up at the end of the shift and returns mobile unit and supplies back to the Hyde Park Campus.
Ensures routine mobile unit maintenance for mechanical and safety issues are kept up to date according to service schedule.
Completes and maintains mobile unit inspection checklists, which includes a pre‑trip inspection checklist, and an exterior/interior inspection checklist of the mobile unit before leaving any site.
Participates in POH projects as assigned, including participant engagement, participant experience and process improvement projects from inception through planning and implementation.
Conducts performance improvement initiatives, such as participating in interdisciplinary improvement teams.
Ensures that exam rooms are fully equipped and setup prior to research participant rooming, and rooms the patients in coordination with the POH research team.
Engages participants, checks them in/out, and provides research support once vehicle is parked in the community.
Assists with planning and scheduling of community event logistics with community engagement coordinator as well as help promote a safe experience for staff and participants.
Provides chair‑side assistance to dental providers delivering dental services.
Recruits participants to enroll in the study and participates in clinical research activities.
Assists in clinic and research operations.
Adheres to established standard work and utilizes identified communication tools to ensure a consistent and exceptional research participation experience.
Under a limited degree of supervision, provides transportation services to University executives and dignitaries.
Operates, inspects, maintains, and repairs vehicles, including trucks, buses, and vans.
Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications Minimum requirements include vocational training, apprenticeships or the equivalent experience in related field (not typically required to have a four‑year degree).
Work Experience Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5‑7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
Working with medical or dental mobile units.
Previous customer service experience, especially in transportation services.
Preferred Competencies
Knowledge of regulatory policies and procedures.
Problem‑solving skills.
Attention to detail.
Organizational skills.
Verbal and written communication skills.
Work independently and as part of a team.
Application Documents
Resume/CV (required)
Cover Letter (required)
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Other
Job function Management and Manufacturing
Industries Higher Education
Benefits Eligible Yes
Posting Statement The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University’s Notice of Nondiscrimination. Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773‑702‑5800 or submit a request via Applicant Inquiry Form.
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Department:
BSD MED - Center for Health and the Social Sciences - Oral Health Research Staff
Job Summary:
This role provides driving services and operations support to the CHeSS Program in Oral Health mobile van and related University facilities. Using proficiency learned from on‑the‑job experience, operates, inspects, maintains, and repairs vehicles, including trucks, buses, and vans. Under a limited degree of supervision, delivers and transports people, supplies, records, and materials.
Responsibilities
Drives the mobile unit to community locations, events and healthcare institutions in and around Chicagoland.
Prepares mobile unit for deployment, ensures supplies are stocked and sets up at each location insuring proper positioning and safe access for research participants.
Takes down the same set up at the end of the shift and returns mobile unit and supplies back to the Hyde Park Campus.
Ensures routine mobile unit maintenance for mechanical and safety issues are kept up to date according to service schedule.
Completes and maintains mobile unit inspection checklists, which includes a pre‑trip inspection checklist, and an exterior/interior inspection checklist of the mobile unit before leaving any site.
Participates in POH projects as assigned, including participant engagement, participant experience and process improvement projects from inception through planning and implementation.
Conducts performance improvement initiatives, such as participating in interdisciplinary improvement teams.
Ensures that exam rooms are fully equipped and setup prior to research participant rooming, and rooms the patients in coordination with the POH research team.
Engages participants, checks them in/out, and provides research support once vehicle is parked in the community.
Assists with planning and scheduling of community event logistics with community engagement coordinator as well as help promote a safe experience for staff and participants.
Provides chair‑side assistance to dental providers delivering dental services.
Recruits participants to enroll in the study and participates in clinical research activities.
Assists in clinic and research operations.
Adheres to established standard work and utilizes identified communication tools to ensure a consistent and exceptional research participation experience.
Under a limited degree of supervision, provides transportation services to University executives and dignitaries.
Operates, inspects, maintains, and repairs vehicles, including trucks, buses, and vans.
Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications Minimum requirements include vocational training, apprenticeships or the equivalent experience in related field (not typically required to have a four‑year degree).
Work Experience Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5‑7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
Working with medical or dental mobile units.
Previous customer service experience, especially in transportation services.
Preferred Competencies
Knowledge of regulatory policies and procedures.
Problem‑solving skills.
Attention to detail.
Organizational skills.
Verbal and written communication skills.
Work independently and as part of a team.
Application Documents
Resume/CV (required)
Cover Letter (required)
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Other
Job function Management and Manufacturing
Industries Higher Education
Benefits Eligible Yes
Posting Statement The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University’s Notice of Nondiscrimination. Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773‑702‑5800 or submit a request via Applicant Inquiry Form.
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