Lead Transporter

Corpus Christi Medical Center; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 16,740 - 24,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing and counseling resources

Paid time off and family leave

401(k) match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition assistance

Fertility and family building benefits

Life insurance

Identity theft protection

Consumer discounts

Job summary

Corpus Christi Medical Center is seeking a Lead Patient Transporter to oversee daily transport operations across the hospital campus. You will supervise transport staff, train on PATRA software and iPads, and ensure efficient workflow while maintaining patient safety and privacy during exams.

The role requires Basic Life Support and no travel. You will coordinate shifts, monitor performance metrics, and communicate with the Diagnostic Imaging Director to uphold patient satisfaction and safety

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification required.
• No travel required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of all transport staff.
• Train staff on PATRA patient transport software.
• Train staff on PATRA iPads: maintenance, charging and security.
• Monitor workflow efficiency and transport staff performance.
• Track and report PATRA metrics to the Diagnostic Imaging Director.
• Ensure transport staff shifts are filled and coverage is adequate.
• Maintain patient safety and privacy during transportation.
• Introduce yourself to patients and verify patient identity using full name and date of birth.
• Use department keywords SAFETY, CONCERN, COMFORT and CARE in all interactions.

Skills

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Lead Transporter with Corpus Christi Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary And Qualifications

Lead Patient Transporter is responsible for overseeing the daily workflow and management of all the patient transporters. Lead patient transporter is responsible for the safe and expeditious transport of patients and supplies to and from locations throughout the hospital campus. Lead Patient Transporter is required to operate and maintain (cleanliness/safety) various types of patient transport devices such as beds, specialty chairs, stretchers and wheelchairs to include associated support equipment such as oxygen tanks, monitoring equipment, IV poles, IV pumps, bed inflation units and drainage tubing and containers and provide training and mentoring and equipment to transport staff. Lead Patient Transporter will provide these services following RHC Policy and Procedures. Lead Patient Transporter will participate in Quality Improvement process and adhere to the RHC standards of behavior.

What you will do in this role:

• To perform the job of lead patient transporter successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, experience, and ability necessary to perform this job.
• Oversee daily operations of all transport staff.
• Train transport staff on proper use of PATRA patient transport software
• Train transport staff on proper use of, maintenance, charging and security of iPads used for the PATRA system.
• Train transport staff and monitor efficiency of workflow management.
• Monitor, track, and report PATRA performance metrics to the Diagnostic Imaging Director.
• Responsible for ensuring transporter work schedules are filled out on time and shifts are adequately covered.
• Monitor and ensure transport staff is adhering to the department patient satisfaction initiatives and using key words at key times established by the department.
• Introduces yourself to the patient and explain the reason and procedure for transport to the patient and/or significant other or family member, using terms they will understand.
• Adheres to NPSG and uses the department established key words of; “For your safety will you please state your full name and date of birth for me?” This will ensure that the two patient identifiers of full name and date of birth match with the patient’s wristband and exam requisition to ensure the right patient for the right exam for the right reason.
• Will use department-established key words of SAFETY, CONCERN, COMFORT and CARE during ALL patient interactions.
• Provides for appropriate privacy of the patient.
• Immediately reports any information relayed by the patient and/or companion concerning abuse.
• Report any information, concerns or questions posed by the patient to the Technologist performing the exam so that the concerns, issues or questions needing answered for the patient prior to the start of the examination.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support

No Travel Required

Benefits

No experience Required Years of Experience

Corpus Christi Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Corpus Christi Medical Center is a 630+ bed healthcare system of hospitals in Corpus Christi and the surrounding Coastal Bend community. Bay Area is our full-service acute care hospital and offers state-of-the-art cardiovascular services, bariatric, GYN and robotic surgery. The Women’s Center at Bay Area, with its NICU Unit, is also the home of our graduate medical education program. Doctors Regional is our acute care hospital, with a 24-hour emergency department, cardiac catheterization labs, orthopedic and surgical services, and inpatient rehabilitation. The Heart Hospital offers complete diagnostics, treatment, surgery and rehabilitation for cardiac patients. Northwest Regional/Northwest Behavior Health Center provides emergency medical services, laboratory, imaging services and outpatient behavioral health services. Bayview Behavioral Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient short-term treatment for psychiatric patients ages 12 years and older, as well as substance abuse treatment. Northshore Emergency Center is a full-service 24-7 emergency department in Portland that offers outpatient laboratory, imaging and occupational services. Radiation Oncology offers advanced technology for treating cancer with the latest and most specific radiation therapies available. Our programs focus on the needs of individual patients, while employing the latest techniques and research of 21st-century medicine.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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