Lead EVS/Transportation
About The Position
We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health! Organization: SAFH-Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Position Overview: Provides functional guidance to staff and new hires. Monitors status of assigned areas. Maintains a clean, attractive and safe environment by performing appropriate cleaning duties. Performs patient transportation and or lift services. May transport monitored telemetry patients if the BCM class is taken and passed, and the required training provided by Nursing education is completed. Assists nursing with dressing changes and transports deceased patients to the morgue.
Requirements
- HS Diploma or equivalent education/experience
- BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider
- BCM certification to transport monitored patients preferred.
- Prior experience as an EVS technician and/or patient escort in a healthcare setting is required.
- Must have knowledge of proper body mechanics, safe transfer techniques, and safe operation of a variety of lifting, moving, and transporting equipment.
- If BCM certified must be able to interpret rhythm strips accurately.
- Knowledge of healthcare equipment and cleaning chemicals is required.
- Physical and emotional maturity required for the high degree of judgment and diplomacy necessary to work efficiently in a healthcare environment.
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to handle multiple requests and prioritize.
- Monitor tech transporters must be able to recognize and interpret EKG strips and respond appropriately if there is a problem.
- Lift team must be able to assist with bariatric patient dressing changes that can require them to hold a patient in the same position for over one hour.
Nice To Haves
- BCM certification is preferred.
- Prior experience in a patient care setting.
- Leadership experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provides functional guidance to staff and new hires.
- Monitors status of assigned areas.
- Maintains a clean, attractive and safe environment by performing appropriate cleaning duties.
- Performs patient transportation and or lift services.
- May transport monitored telemetry patients if the BCM class is taken and passed, and the required training provided by Nursing education is completed.
- Assists nursing with dressing changes and transports deceased patients to the morgue.
Benefits
- Employees of Sutter Health and its entities may handle hazardous drugs in the course of their work, including patient care, which requires them to manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drugs identified as hazardous or potentially hazardous by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and in accordance with the USP 800 guidelines.
- Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.
- Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
