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Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Come join the Centralized Transport team at Saint Mary's Hospital, part of Trinity Health Of New England! We are a member of the nationwide Trinity Health family, bringing compassionate care to our communities.

Position Purpose:

Under the direction of the Manager/Director, supervises activities in patient and some equipment transport. Assists with patient transportation needs throughout the main campus to ensure appropriate and timely patient movements as required via the use of the patient tracking system.

What you will do:

+ Assigns workload to department staff, prioritizing work with consideration given to skill of employees, as demonstrated by completing the assigned tasks on time.

+ Monitors daily job performance of employees according to departmental guidelines.

+ Assesses the number and level of personnel needed to provide quality service and adjusts staffing and assignments as needed.

+ Assists department manager in determining staff needs, work methods, and performance standards.

+ Complies with department policies in authorizing change in assigned employee work schedules.

+ Schedules staff to ensure coverage of each work area.

+ Evaluates the quality of service through reports, observations, and patient surveys.

+ Ensures staff supports and adheres to the philosophy and standards of the Hospital.

Physical and Mental Efforts:

+ Position requires ability to frequently lift objects of more than 100 pounds, perform moderately difficult manipulative and gross body coordination skills; walking and standing; see objects closely and hear normal sounds with some background noises. Position requires ability to constantly concentrate on fine detail with interruption and attend to tasks for more than 60 minutes at a time. Individual must be able to understand and relate to theories behind several related concepts and remember multiple tasks given over long periods of time. Pushing and lifting of heavy equipment/patients. Knowledge of the principles of body mechanics for lifting and moving.

Environmental and Working conditions:

+ Some minor physical inconvenience or discomfort present in the work place. Moderate noise, disagreeable odors, etc. or occasional exposure to minor injury or other occupational hazard requiring precautions

+ Requires prolonged standing, walking, and constant physical movements on a routine basis.

+ Must be able to lift 50 lbs. individually. Work requires the ability to push and pull objects over 300 pounds on a daily basis with assist.

+ May be required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at times such as masks, eye protection, ear protection, gloves and gowns.

Minimum Qualifications:

+ High School Diploma or equivalent is required. Associates degree is preferred.

+ Minimum of two (2) years of lead or supervisory experience in an institutional healthcare or equivalent environment is required.

+ Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, organize and supervise a large group of employees and maintain discipline and morale.

+ Proficient in computer software, Excel, Word, etc.

+ Ability to read, write, and speak English and to understand written and oral instructions is required.

+ Requires contact with patients, visitors, staff and external contacts, which involves good inter-personal and customer service skills.

Position Highlights and Benefits

+ Full-Time, 40 Hours- Day Shift

+ Our Mission and Core Values

+ Career growth and advancement potential

+ Award-winning Patient Access Department

Ministry/Facility Information

Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated health care delivery system that is comprised of world-class providers and facilities dedicated to full spectrum preventative, acute, and post-acute care. We aim to deliver top level care to increase our community's overall health at lower costs. While we serve nearly 3 million people, we are proud to be a part of a national system that focuses on putting our patients first and having the best colleagues to do so.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran