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+ Department: Patient Transportation

+ Schedule:1st shift 7a-330p, 745a-415p, 9a-530p, and 10a-630p (varied)

+ Hospital: Ascension Genesys

+ Location: Grand Blanc, MI

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Perform a variety of tasks, such as: housekeeping, materials management, clerical, maintenance and transportation. Assist professional hospital staff rendering service to patients and their family. Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide care to the age group(s) served.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Demonstrate an understanding and commitment to the philosophy and objectives of Patient-Focused Care, continuous quality improvement, team interaction, and the mission and values of GRMC.

+ Maintain patient rights and the confidentiality of patient information.

+ Transport, transfer and move patients (via wheelchair, stretcher, or as an escort if the patient is ambulatory) in a safe and efficient manner.

+ Assist in patient service as directed.

+ Deliver equipment, specimens, patients or records hospital-wide.

+ Maintain adequate inventory in stock rooms, stock carts, linen cards and other areas as assigned.

+ Keep and maintain records as required.

+ Properly prepare and maintain supplies, linen and transportation equipment.

+ Clean and maintain equipment as directed.

+ Maintain established departmental policies, procedures and objectives to provide for quality, and safety.

+ Project a positive attitude and public relations image at all times.

+ Perform other duties as directed such as clerical.

+ Perform housekeeping duties such as cleaning department rooms, bathrooms and halls.

+ Dust and vacuum.

+ Linen and trash removal.

+ Provide general maintenance duties.

Essential Functions:

+ Lift, move, assist, and prepare patients for procedures.

+ Moves and uses standard equipment. Mobile throughout the hospital.

+ Ability to lean, stoop, bend to floor, reach and retrieve items at overhead height.

+ Plan and follow directions. Follow oral and written instructions and orders.

+ Good problem solving and analytical skills.

+ Must be able to plan and organize shift duties without close supervision or direction.

+ Must be able to effectively communicate orally, in writing and by telephone with patients, physicians, other hospital staff, patient families, supervisors and hospital visitors. Must be able to hear warning signals, i.e., whistles, buzzers, or beeps.

+ Must possess excellent interpersonal skills with patients, physicians, other hospital staff, families, supervisors and hospital visitors.

+ Maintain all required records.

+ Ability to operate hospital computer systems.

+ Normal manual dexterity.

+ Must be physically and mentally capable of performing all of the essential duties of the position including the ability to see, hear, bend, stoop, pull, climb, walk, reach, move, lift and carry objects weighing up to 60 pounds.

Education:

+ High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

+ Note: Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.

Additional Information

+ Organization: Henry Ford Health Genesys Hospital

+ Department: Patient Transportation 001

+ Shift: Day Job

+ Union Code: MIGRA AFSCME Local 3518

Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.