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Patient transport services driver

Other names

medical transport vehicle driver, patient transportation services driver, driver of patient transport vehicle, ambulance care assistant, patient transport driver, PTS driver, driver of medical transportation vehicle, driver in patient transport services, medical transport service assistant

Driving and riding

They drive sick, elderly or disabled people to and from hospitals in an ambulance, lift them on stretchers, and keep supplies ready.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.

  2. 2

    Replace supplies and disposable items on ambulances.

  3. 3

    Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
conducteur accompagnateur de personnes à mobilité réduite/conductrice accompagnatrice de personnes à mobilité réduite
español
conductor de servicios de transporte de enfermos/conductora de servicios de transporte de enfermos
العربية
سائق خدمة نقل المرضى/ سائقة خدمة نقل المرضى
português
Condutor de veículos de transporte de doentes/Condutora de veículos de transporte de doentes
Deutsch
Krankentransportfahrer/Krankentransportfahrerin
italiano
addetto al trasporto malati/ addetta al trasporto malati

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