Patient Transport & Lift Coordinator - Per Diem - 141364

UC San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per-diem shifts available

Job summary

UC San Diego is seeking a Patient Transport & Lift Coordinator to be the main liaison between hospital units and Transport/Lift teams. You will receive, add, edit, and cancel transport requests and prioritize dispatch based on urgency to ensure timely service across departments.

The role requires strong judgment, the ability to escalate urgent needs, and flexibility to work varied hours and locations. Proficiency with MS Office and multi-line phones is expected; EPIC experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Two years of related administrative support experience or equivalent.
• Experience using multi-line phones.
• Flexibility to work various hours and locations as needed.
• Proficient with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient transport requests and dispatch lift team assignments.
• Receive, add, edit, and cancel transport job requests.
• Prioritize requests by urgency and adjust queues as needed.
• Manage break scheduling and logs for Transport and Lift staff.
• Escalate urgent needs and coordinate across departments.

Skills

Multi-line phone proficiency

Administrative support

Flexible hours locations

MS Office proficiency

Tools

EPIC

MS Office

Job description

Description

The Patient Transport & Lift Coordinator serves as the primary point of contact between hospital units and the Transport and Lift teams, ensuring seamless coordination of patient movement services. This role is responsible for receiving, adding, editing, and canceling job requests while prioritizing and dispatching tasks based on urgency and operational needs.

Key responsibilities include coordinating transport requests with critical care and non-critical transport teams, streamlining workflows to improve efficiency, and dispatching lift team assignments. The associate also manages break scheduling and maintains accurate break logs for both Transport and Lift staff. This position requires strong judgment and situational awareness to assess requests, *escalate* and prioritize urgent needs, and manually adjust job queues when necessary to ensure timely and effective service delivery across all departments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Two (2) years of related administrative support experience or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience using multi-line phones.

• Must be able to work various hours and locations based organizational needs.

• Must be proficient with MS Office: Outlook, MS Word, Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Administrative support experience in a healthcare setting.
• Medical terminology training and/or certificate.
• Experience with EPIC.

Special Conditions

• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.
• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.
• Per-diem shift requirement is an average of 1 shift per week. Must be available 1 weekend shift every 4 weeks and 1 major holiday. This is subject to change based on department needs.

Pay Transparency Act

Annual Full Pay Range: $61,304 - $61,304 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)

Hourly Equivalent: $29.36 - $29.36

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).