Patient Transport Lead

Patient Care Services Danbury, Connecticut

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Position at Danbury Hospital

Candidates must have H.S. Diploma to be considered.
Previous leadership skills, transport experience and computer skills needed.
Day/Evening rotating shift and every other weekend.
 
At Nuvance Health, we enjoy the benefits of a two-state system as we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected and supported. Together, we are a team of 15,000+ strong hearts and open minds. If you share our values of connected, personal, agile and imaginative, we invite you to discover what’s possible for you and your career.
 
Danbury Hospital, a 456-bed acute care hospital, has been providing award-winning, personalized patient care to the people of Western Connecticut for 140 years. Our specialty areas of excellence include a Level III NICU, a certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center, and compassionate psychiatric care, including a partial-hospitalization program.
 
Our accolades include the following:
 
  • The Leapfrog Group - Grade A for quality and patient safety
  • U.S. News & World Report - High performance in heart failure treatment
  • Healthgrades - One of America’s 50 Best Hospitals
  • Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) - Robotic Center of Excellence
  • Joint Commission - Gold seal of approval in spine surgery
At Danbury Hospital, we take great pride in our team members and their passion for providing the best care possible—always with heart. For many of our team members, that care extends beyond the walls of our hospital. We volunteer at local non-profits and participate in community initiatives and events. Our dedication to the health and well-being of our entire community makes this a truly special place to work.

 

Summary:

Oversees, facilitates, coordinates, develops and implements procedures to expedite patient and messenger service activities. Coordinates and facilitates safety activities in accordance with regulatory agencies and accepted industry standards.

Responsibilities:

1. Demonstrates the ability to lead, direct, confident, knowledgeable, customer oriented staff and students aware of & support organizational goals & are self-sufficient during daily operation.
2. Oversees, facilitates, coordinates, develops and implements procedures to expedite all 300 to 350 patient & messenger service activities & transportation function activities per day.
3. Acts as a resource for other areas in regards to the proper use of body mechanics, making suggestions for improvements and assists the department supervisor in providing necessary in-service training 100% of the time.
4. Coordinates and facilitates safety activities in accordance with regulatory agencies & accepted industry standards.
5. Demonstrates and serves as a role model delivering the highest level of quality service & actively participates in department management team efforts & supports & adheres to all organizational & department policies, procedures & improvement initiatives.
6. Assists department supervisor in assessing, researching and making recommendations for Transportation equipment repair & replacement 100% of the time.
7. Assists department supervisor in ensuring that all transportation equipment is properly cleaned and maintained.
8. Effectively communicates with all members of the Unit With Out Walls team, members of other departments, patients and their families.
9. Motivates and assigns all transport staff to days work plan.
10. Assists the department supervisor with Positive or Negative feedback on employees performance.
11. Compiles and maintains daily data of departmental operations.
12. Run reports on the department productive weekly and as assigned.  Analyze the results with the supervisor of the department and recommending improvements based on the data reported.  Creating Charts on excel will be required.
13. Assists in the development of department policies and procedures when requested 100% of the time.
14. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position. 15. Performs other duties as assigned.

15. Educate staff about all new equipment ordered from our department.

Education: HS GRAD/EQUIVALENT

Other Information:

Required: High School graduate. 
Minimum Experience: three years
Desired: Knowledge of Microsoft Office or similar computer skills. Previous transport experience.
Leadership experience.

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Some occupational risk

Physical Effort: Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Generally pleasant working conditions

With strong hearts and open minds, we’re pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. We are neighbors caring for neighbors, working together as partners in health to improve the lives of the people we serve. If you share our passion for the health of our communities, advance your career with Nuvance Health!

 

 

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