Transportation Tech - Courier Services - PRN

Stormont-Vail HealthCare•Topeka, KS

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Transportation Technician must demonstrate the ability and be willing to perform a minimum of 2 of the functions in the Transportation Department. These include Courier, Mail Processing and Delivery and Dispatching. Transportation Technicians are scheduled as required to meet the needs of Stormont-Vail and are cross-trained. Technicians must interact with internal customers on a frequent basis, using tact and diplomacy while communicating clearly and accurately.

Requirements

High School Diploma / GED
Current Valid Driver’s License and Clean MVR with 3-year baseline and annual MVR review.
Willing to perform a minimum of 2 of the functions in the Transportation Department (Courier, Mail Processing and Delivery, Dispatching).
Cross-trained.
Interact with internal customers on a frequent basis, using tact and diplomacy while communicating clearly and accurately.
Able to operate letter opener, scales.
Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Nice To Haves

The employee must be able to lift up to 75 pounds and be willing to work as a team member to transport and position patients weighing up to 400 pounds utilizing assistive devices.

Responsibilities

Transports medications, specimens, blood products, films and any other item that needs to be delivered to authorized personnel.
Travels to and from delivery site(s) on foot or by vehicle as assigned.
Delivers supplies, medications, blood, specimens, documents, films and equipment to customers.
Sorts and delivers USPS mail and Inter-office mail daily.
Lifts and carries large containers of mail.
Able to operate letter opener, scales.
Answers phones and logs details of each request.
Communicates tasks to fellow Transportation staff providing them full details to ensure accurate and efficient completion of tasks.
Maintains logs on items picked up and delivered.
Transports patients according to proper procedure.
Loads equipment, boxes of supplies and other goods into and out of vans.
Maintains logs on items picked up and delivered.
Prepares outgoing mail for USPS mail processing vendor and maintains logs on charges to appropriate internal account number.
Locates address in records and forwards discharged patient mail.