Courier

TridentCare; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time

Health insurance

Sick time

8 holidays

401(k)

Job summary

TridentCare in Portland, OR is seeking a Full-Time Courier to support laboratory logistics and patient care. You will perform timely pickups and deliveries, maintain courteous communication with phlebotomists, nurses and customers, and ensure proper specimen handling and privacy.

Requirements include a High School Diploma, a valid driver’s license with a clean record, and prior courier or driving experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean record.
• Excellent interpersonal communication with medical staff.
• Prior courier or driving experience.
• Knowledge of safe motor vehicle operation and traffic laws.

Responsibilities

• Make deliveries to laboratories, departments, facilities, and drop-sites.
• Pick up items from designated facilities for immediate or scheduled delivery.
• Maintain professional conduct and protect patient information.
• Support phlebotomy procedures and sample handling as required.
• Communicate schedule changes and delays to dispatch and staff.
• Work cooperatively with dispatch, payroll, laboratory and courier teams.

Skills

High school diploma

Driver's license

Interpersonal skills

Courier/driving experience

Vehicle safety & laws

Communication with medical staff

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

• Pay or shift range: $18 USD to $21 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.
• Fleet/Facilities
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: COURI031802

Description

Couriers must have a High School Diploma

Also must have a valid state Driver's License and good driving record.

• Keep a courteous flow of communication with phlebotomist/nurses/customers.
• Multi task to include additional duties such as scanning, centrifuging, data entry.
• Makes deliveries to specific departments, facilities, drop-sites, offices, or persons.
• Picks up items from designated facilities, drop-sites, offices, or persons for immediate, next day, or future delivery.
• Refrain from any discussion of patient information outside the Laboratory.
• Knowledge of required specimen preservation and handling including picking up of non blood specimens.
• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround time, streamline work process, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.
• Suggest changes to supervisor or appropriate staff members to improve customer service and communicates any changes in schedules as well.
• Respond to requests for information, care or service in a timely and polite manner.
• Work with others in respectful, cooperative manner and exhibits warmth, courtesy, and professionalism.
• Represent TridentCare positively in each communication with patients, families, physicians, other employees and contacts outside the Laboratory.
• Adhere to dress code and wear proper identification badge at all times.
• Inform immediate supervisor of request that cannot be handled in a timely manner.
• Inform appropriate staff of any accidents and/or injuries immediately in written form. Cooperate with others in institution-wide programs and projects as assigned through attendance, completion of tasks, and adoption of policies.
• Maintain personal behavior to be consistent with a clean, quiet, respectful environment for customers, patients, facilities, co-workers, and any other contacts.
• Follow work attendance policies; maintains consistent attendance and punctuality
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Follows established phlebotomy procedures for obtaining blood samples from patients.
• Properly and accurately identify patients according to TridentCare phlebotomy patient identification policy prior to drawing.
• Ensures that specimens are properly labeled, in the proper tube and accompanied by a completed requisition, including patient billing information prior to transport.
• Follows TridentCare phlebotomy policy on transporting PHI.
• Plans, organizes draw schedule with attention to priority of patients.
• Completes written logs, time sheets and other required records in a neat and accurate manner.
• Works cooperatively with dispatch, payroll, laboratory and courier departments.
• Maintains all equipment in good working order and reports problem immediately to Area Phlebotomy Supervisor.
• When on-duty, answers company issued mobile device promptly and is ready and available to work.
• Notifies dispatch of availability for future assignment.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license with a good driving record and ability to drive safely.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for communication with medical and laboratory personnel.
• Previous courier or driving experience.
• Principles and practices of safe motor vehicle operation and maintenance.
• Traffic laws, ordinances, and rules involved in motor vehicle operation.

TridentCare offers a competitive wages and robust benefit package tofull time employees. Benefits include:

• Two weeks of vacation time
• Health Insurance that starts the first of the month after 30 days of service!
• Sick time
• 8 paid holidays
• Medical insurance allowance, giving you the freedom to customize your plan to fit your needs
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)

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Qualifications

Education

Required

High School or better.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Drivers License

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