Job description template

Ambulance Driver Job Description Template

A copy-ready ambulance driver job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows ambulance drivers earn a median of $35,450 ($17.04/hour); the middle 50% earn $30,750–$38,410.

Job title

Ambulance Driver

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable ambulance driver to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will drive ambulances or vans, move patients and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Drive ambulances or vans
  • Move patients
  • Secure wheelchairs and stretchers
  • Clean and stock vehicles
  • Assist EMTs
  • Complete trip records
  • Inspect vehicles
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Working knowledge of safe driving and patient lifting
  • Compassion and calm
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • EVOC
  • CPR
  • EMT certification
  • Experience with ambulances

Skills

  • Wheelchair securement
  • Infection control
  • CPR
  • Vehicle inspection
  • Reliability
  • Communication

Work environment and schedule

Drivers work in vehicles, hospitals, clinics and homes. Shifts include nights and weekends.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a ambulance driver job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “Ambulance Driver” is the clearest; alternates include Ambulance Attendant, Medical Transport Driver, Wheelchair Van Driver.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of an ambulance driver so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Ambulance Driver training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our Ambulance Driver hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

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