Patient Transport PRN

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Tullahoma, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, located in Nashville, Tennessee, is a global leader in teaching, discovery, and patient care. VUMC fosters a community where expertise is valued, knowledge is expanded, and abilities are challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone can thrive and where uniqueness is celebrated. Employees are part of something bigger than themselves, take pride in their work, and strive for excellence. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through patient care, education, and research. This role is within Emergency Services and involves transporting patients to and from the Radiology Department via wheelchair, stretcher, or bed, and escorting ambulatory patients as needed. Other duties may be assigned. Our clinical and nursing support roles are central to our mission, helping us lead in personalized health. We support each other and encourage excellence. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Relevant Work Experience
Less than 1 year of experience

Responsibilities

Transports patients to and from the Radiology Department via wheelchair, stretcher or bed.
Escorts ambulatory patients as necessary.
Performs clearly defined tasks and methods described in detail to achieve standardized solutions that impact own performance with regular guidance.
Follows a well-established process to solve routine problems where solutions are clearly prescribed.
Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.
Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.