Patient Transporter PRN

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. JOB SUMMARY Performs work activities of the Central Transportation department, which include transport of patient, equipment and supplies to various patient care areas. Our clinical and nursing support roles are at the center of all we do, helping us be the world leader in advancing personalized health. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Less than 1 year of relevant work experience

Nice To Haves

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.
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.

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.