Ambulance Driver (2 Positions)
Contract
Posted
2 months ago
Deadline
2 months ago
Location
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Job Description
Patient Transportation
- Transport patients, clients, and staff from the center to their homes or from home to the center or from the center to other hospitals when instructed.
- Transport stable patients to scheduled medical appointments, discharge facilities, or residences.
- Assist patients with safe entry/exit from the vehicle (e.g., using stretchers, wheelchairs).
- Ensure patient comfort and dignity during transit.
- Respectful interaction with patients/families.
- Ensures that the vehicle is utilized for the sole purpose of the MSIE organization's work only.
- Checks and ensures the timely filling and rational use of fuel and oil supplies to the organization's vehicles.
- Ascertains that the necessary appliances (spare tyre, fire extinguisher) are readily available in the vehicle.
- Ensures proper cleanliness, maintenance, servicing, repair, and safekeeping of the vehicle.
Vehicle Operation & Maintenance
Compliance & Safety
- Drives the vehicle assigned to him safely, with strict observance of traffic rules and regulations and the organization's internal policy.
- Ensures the annual inspection of the vehicle before the set deadline.
- In the event of an accident, lodges and follows up on claims according to the organization's insurance policy.
- Report accidents/incidents to the center manager/fleet manager as soon as they occur and in line with company procedures.
- Adhere to infection control procedures (e.g., sanitizing surfaces).
- Secure medical equipment (oxygen tanks, stretchers) during transit.
- Record trip details (mileage, patient names, destinations) in logbooks.
- Verify patient identities and transport authorizations.
- Complete incident reports for accidents or patient incidents.
- Keeps proper and up-to-date records of vehicles' operational data, including mileage covered, fuel and oil supplies/consumption, and repairs and maintenance.
- Settles bills for utilities and other similar services.
- Assists in the collection of quotations from suppliers, purchases items for the office center when other vehicles are not assigned during non-emergency conditions.
- Deliver supplies and equipment to the store, per the organization's established practice.
- Performs related tasks as required by the center manager/fleet manager.
Documentation
Liaising & Assisting
Qualification Requirements
Education
- 10th/12th grade completion and III grade/public I driving license.
Experience
- Two or more years of directly relevant experience.
Skills, Attitudes, and Attributes
- First Aid/CPR certification (preferred).
- Awareness and commitment to traffic regulations.
- Defensive driving skills for varied road conditions.
- Clean driving record (no major violations).
- Awareness of insurance policy terms and conditions.
- Awareness of the need to safely take patients as quickly as possible to the intended medical centers.
Required Skills
- Acute care.
How to Apply
We invite candidates meeting the required qualifications to download and fill the job application form from https://mariestopes.org.et/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2022/06/MSIE-Job-Application-Form.pdf and email to Humanresource@mariestopes.org.et before the closing date of this announcement on April 5, 2026.
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