Lead Transporter

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Corbin (KY); On-site; USD 24,797,000 - 35,818,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Paternity/Maternity leave

Paid time off

Retirement plan with company match

Job summary

Baptist Health in Kentucky seeks a Lead Transporter for the First Shift to coordinate the hospital transport team and ensure safe patient and equipment movement. You will help train staff, monitor productivity, and support workflow efficiency across departments using the Epic system.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, BLS certification (to be obtained within 90 days of hire), and strong communication.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Less than one year of related experience required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Must obtain BLS through the American Heart Association within 90 days of hire.
• Ability to coordinate staff workflow and communicate effectively with hospital departments.
• Ability to safely transport patients and operate hospital transport equipment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily activities of the transport team during assigned shifts.
• Perform patient transport and lift team duties as needed.
• Assist with training and onboarding of new transport staff.
• Manage staffing needs, including covering shortages and coordinating call-ins.
• Distribute workload and redirect staff during high-volume periods.
• Monitor transport productivity and address workflow bottlenecks.
• Assist with Epic patient tracking system, reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Maintain department equipment, supplies, and inventory.
• Communicate operational issues and updates to leadership.
• Promote a safe environment by following hospital safety and infection control policies.

Skills

Staff coordination

Communication

Safety protocols

Patient transport

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Epic

Job description

Summary Job Description

Lead Transporter Full Time, First Shift The Lead Transporter coordinates the daily activities of the hospital transport team while ensuring safe and efficient movement of patients and equipment throughout the facility. This role assists with staff training, supports operational workflow, monitors productivity, and ensures compliance with hospital safety standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily activities of the transport team during assigned shifts
• Perform patient transport and lift team duties as needed
• Assist with training and onboarding of new transport staff
• Manage staffing needs, including covering shortages and coordinating call-ins
• Distribute workload and redirect staff during high-volume periods
• Monitor transport productivity and address workflow bottlenecks
• Assist with Epic patient tracking system, reporting, and troubleshooting
• Maintain department equipment, supplies, and inventory
• Communicate operational issues and updates to leadership
• Promote a safe environment by following hospital safety and infection control policies

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Less than one year of related experience required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Must obtain BLS through the American Heart Association within 90 days of hire
• Ability to coordinate staff workflow and communicate effectively with hospital departments
• Ability to safely transport patients and operate hospital transport equipment

Benefits

• Full-Time: 32–40 hours per week
• Health, Vision, Dental, and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Identity Theft Protection
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (including pets)
• PTO
• Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program
• Employee Support Fund
• Retirement Plan with Company Match

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410‑bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40‑bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre‑employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll‑free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.

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