How to hire a driver medic

How to hire a driver medic, step by step

Here's a step-by-step driver medic hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a driver medic job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new driver medic
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your driver medic job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a driver medic for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   A driver medic's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, driver medics from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of driver medics.

   Type of Driver Medic	Description	Hourly rate
   Driver Medic	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs drive people to and from the places they need to go, such as airports, homes, shopping centers, and workplaces. They must know their way around a city to take passengers to their destinations.	$10-25
   Chauffeur	Chauffeurs drive limousines, motor coaches, and other luxury vehicles to take their clients to their destinations. Their list of responsibilities includes making sure that the vehicle they are driving stays in excellent condition, helping clients load and unload their stuff, and following the road rules and regulations... Show more	$10-36
   Transporter	A transporter is responsible for sending patients to assigned healthcare facilities, ensuring their safety while on the road. Transporters assist with lifting or placing patients to beds and wheelchairs, strictly adhering to transport schedules and report possible delays immediately, delivering healthcare supplies and laboratory specimen securely, and responding to the patient's inquiries and requests... Show more	$10-18

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • Patient Care
   • CDL
   • CPR
   • DOT
   • Walkers
   • Hippa
   • Transportation Services
   • Medicaid
   • Medical Appointments
   • Pickup
   • Durable Medical Equipment
   • Oxygen Tanks
   • Data Entry

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   Responsibilities:

   • Utilize company-provide app equip with GPS to accept/decline assignments and manage details of transports.
   • Provide prompt and courteous transportation for physically and mentally challenge patients to and from various medical appointments.
   • Perform medical procedeures (CPR, firstaid} ) when necessary.
   • Report on topics for a design magazine with a quirky, literary take.
   • Transport patients to/from residency and designate facilities, at designate time.
   • Deliver customers to their destination/homes/doorsteps with luggage/baggage groceries

   More driver medic duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your driver medic job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A driver medic salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a driver medic in North Carolina may be lower than in Alaska, and an entry-level driver medic usually earns less than a senior-level driver medic. Additionally, a driver medic with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average driver medic salary

   $16.28hourly

   $33,857 yearly

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   Entry-level driver medic salary

   $21,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 17, 2025

   Average driver medic salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Alaska	$52,454	$25
   2	New York	$50,083	$24
   3	South Dakota	$43,681	$21
   4	New Jersey	$42,797	$21
   5	California	$42,619	$20
   6	Wisconsin	$41,986	$20
   7	Minnesota	$40,107	$19
   8	Illinois	$39,760	$19
   9	Nebraska	$39,196	$19
   10	Montana	$37,407	$18
   11	Kansas	$37,313	$18
   12	Michigan	$36,550	$18
   13	Pennsylvania	$36,549	$18
   14	Indiana	$36,346	$17
   15	Ohio	$35,313	$17
   16	Colorado	$34,919	$17
   17	Arizona	$33,301	$16
   18	Missouri	$31,880	$15
   19	Texas	$30,631	$15
   20	Georgia	$29,120	$14

   Average driver medic salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Shared Medical Services	$48,482	$23.31
   2	Kemper	$44,521	$21.40	10
   3	Prime Healthcare	$44,145	$21.22	2
   4	DLR Group	$41,858	$20.12
   5	Waste Connections	$39,440	$18.96	11
   6	Mission Regional Medical Center	$38,405	$18.46	3
   7	Veyo	$36,356	$17.48	47
   8	Healthwise	$36,141	$17.38
   9	Cano Health	$34,322	$16.50	9
   10	Clermont Seniors	$34,087	$16.39
   11	Highmark	$34,005	$16.35	2
   12	The Whole Person	$33,750	$16.23	1
   13	MedSpeed	$33,310	$16.01	50
   14	Aramark	$31,758	$15.27	27
   15	Parkland Hospital	$31,278	$15.04
   16	A Plus Home Health Care, Inc.	$31,163	$14.98
   17	Anderson Center for Autism	$30,482	$14.65
   18	American Medical Response	$29,350	$14.11
   19	Trinity Health	$29,282	$14.08	14
   20	UnitedHealth Group	$28,674	$13.79	2

4. Writing a driver medic job description

   A good driver medic job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a driver medic job description:

   Driver medic job description example

   Compensation | $18 hourly Employment Type | Contract

   Onsite Health Specialty Physicians, Inc. is a home health physician group. We are recruiting a part-time or full-time local Medical Driver to safely transport and accompany physicians from medical facility to patient homes for healthcare management.

   Requirements :

   · Must follow traffic laws & adhere routes correctly, ensuring safe arrival to destinations at all times

   · Hold current & valid IL driver’s license

   · Have a “clean” driving record for at least 18 months

   · No loss or suspension of driver license at any time or for any reason

   · Be at least 25+ years of age

   · Ability to accurately and quickly read a street map and GPS

   · Escort and accompany physicians to patient homes

   · Assist physicians by carrying medical bag to patient homes

   · Bilingual a plus (Fluent in Spanish)

   · Must have open availability throughout the week between the hours of 8AM and 5PM

   · Training required from 9AM- 5PM at the Lincolnwood Office

   · Accountable professional drivers with great people skills

   • Excellent communication and organizational skills.
   • Strong interpersonal and problem-solving abilities.
   • Familiarity with local streets, neighborhoods, and routes.
   • Highly responsible & reliable.
   • Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
   • Assigned company vehicle will be provided including gas card to fill gas tank daily
   • Must be able to pass a background check
   • Random routine Drug Testing may occur for this position
   • This is a Drug-Free Zone

   We are looking forward to receiving your application. Thank you!

   Available shifts and compensation: Available shifts all days except Sundays and Saturdays. Compensation depends on your experience.

   About Onsite Health Specialty Physicians, Inc: Experience, Quality and CompassionWe are proud to have the most experienced and caring physicians in the industry All of our physicians are fully Licensed and Board-Certified in their respective specialties

   
   

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find driver medics for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your driver medic job on Zippia to find and recruit driver medic candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting driver medics requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new driver medic

   Once you have selected a candidate for the driver medic position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new driver medic first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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