Patient Transport

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Nashville, TN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, aiming to change the world. VUMC values expertise, knowledge expansion, and challenging abilities, fostering an environment where everyone can thrive and uniqueness is celebrated. Employees take pride in being part of something bigger, never settling for yesterday's standards. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. The Pt Transport 10 department is seeking individuals to perform work activities including the transport of patients, equipment, and supplies to various patient care areas. This role is central to advancing personalized health, with a focus on supporting clinical and nursing staff. Vanderbilt Health is the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with over 28,000 employees across various clinical, research, and support roles, operating multiple hospitals and hundreds of outpatient clinics. VUMC is recognized as a world leader in advancing personalized health, committed to a caring spirit and distinctive capabilities, and consistently ranked among the nation's best hospitals.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.
• Dispatch (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with dispatch.
• High School Diploma or GED
• Less than 1 year of relevant work experience

Responsibilities

• Transports patients to various areas of the Medical Center by stretcher, wheelchair or bed.
• Delivers and retrieves transportation equipment as requested.
• Utilizes resources to ensure a safe and efficient patient throughput.
• Provides assistance in medical emergencies.
• Ensures equipment is ready when needed.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED