Case Cart Transporter - Part Time (3rd Shift)-VUH

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is seeking a Part-Time Case Cart Transporter for the 3rd Shift at the Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH). Located in Nashville, Tennessee, VUMC is a leading institution in patient care, education, and research. This role is part of the Main OR Tech Support team and involves performing various activities within the Perioperative department, including the transport of patients, equipment, and supplies to different patient care areas. The position requires occasional guidance and offers the opportunity to be part of a community dedicated to advancing health and wellness.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Less than 1 year of relevant work experience
Customer Service (Novice): Demonstrates the ability to influence customers. Knows how to verify and clarify the needs and expectations of customers. Responds quickly and efficiently to customer service requests. Participates in and conducts meetings with customers. Keeps customers informed of status via standard reporting techniques. Meets the continuing service needs of a customer group, including requests for changes in work content. Responds to customers with an appropriate level of urgency, energy, persistence and tenacity.
Dispatch (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with dispatch.
Medical Equipment Knowledge (Fundamental Awareness): Awareness of the capabilities of the specific medical equipment and its characteristics. Able to use the medical equipment to accomplish very basic tasks associated with the specific devices.

Responsibilities

Transports patients to various areas by stretcher, wheelchair or bed.
Delivers and retrieves transportation equipment as requested.
Utilizes resources to ensure a safe and efficient patient throughput.
Responsible for inventory management: allocation and cleaning of relevant patient equipment, instruments, and supplies.
Provides assistance in medical emergencies.
Assists in preparing the room for procedures to meet special equipment needs.