Courier I - Clinical Lab - PT

ummc; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center seeks a part-time Courier I - Clinical Lab to provide general pick-up and delivery services for patients, goods, and materials across departments at the Main Campus in Jackson. The role includes maintaining logs and performing routine clerical functions.

The ideal candidate has a High School Diploma or GED and a valid driver’s license, with strong customer service, safety awareness, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Knowledge of customer service and safety procedures.
• Ability to log and record information.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients, goods, and materials to various departments.
• Assists in unloading, moving, and setting up materials and equipment.
• Delivers medical specimens as required by the position.
• Maintains transportation logs and related documentation.
• Completes required reports and follows safety practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Log transportation logs

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Safety procedures

Heavy object lifting

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Job Requisition ID

R00049833

Job Category

Professional and Technical

Organization

Pav/JMM Lab

Location/s

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title

Courier I - Clinical Lab - PT

Job Summary

To provide general pick-up and delivery services for patients, goods, and materials for delivery to various departments. To maintain appropriate logs and records and perform routine clerical functions.

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma/GED.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required

• Valid Driver's License required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of customer service.
• Knowledge of standard vehicle operating procedures.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Ability to follow routine verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to log and record information.
• Ability to follow safety, environmental, and/or infection control practices.
• Ability to lift heavy objects.

Responsibilities

• Transports passengers via cart and wheelchair; transports items to various locations, ensuring proper care of items handled during transport.
• Assists in unloading, moving, and/or setting up materials, equipment, and/or furniture.
• Delivers medical specimens as appropriate to the position.
• Maintains applicable records and documentation; prepares and maintains accurate transportation logs, vehicle consumption logs, and other relevant data as required.
• Completes required reports.
• Ensures compliance with safety, environmental, and/or infection control practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, frequent travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, frequent driving, occasional kneeling, frequent pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, occasional sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type

Part time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt

No

Pay Class

Hourly

FTE %

40

Work Shift

Day

Benefits Eligibility

Grant Funded: No

Job Posting Date

09/9/2026

Job Closing Date

09/11/2026