Patient Transport Supervisor I-Patient Lift & Transport-FT Variable Shift

UCI Health; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Sick and vacation time

Retirement savings plans

Access to discounts and perks

Job summary

UCI Health is seeking a Patient Transport Supervisor to lead the Lift and Transport Team, oversee daily operations, and ensure safe patient movement across facilities. You will mentor staff, coordinate training, track timekeeping, and address performance issues while supporting clinical care operations.

The role focuses on optimizing throughput, prioritizing assignments, and maintaining safe procedures for patient handling. Strong communication and collaboration with care teams are essential.

Qualifications

• Understanding of basic medical terminology.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical computations and use office equipment.
• Must possess the skill, knowledge, and ability essential to the role.
• Proficiency with Epic transport systems.
• Ability to work overtime as needed for patient care.
• Must read, write, and speak English effectively.
• Minimum one year in a healthcare setting or training in healthcare/emergency/rescue.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate in a therapeutic manner.
• Current BLS certification required by time of hire.
• Ability to maintain a work pace suitable for patient transport loads.
• Ability to float between Orange and Irvine campuses.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Lift and Transport Team, providing leadership, oversight, training, and timekeeping.
• Coordinate with direct patient care providers to support proper patient handling.
• Monitor workflow and mitigate transport delays to improve patient throughput.
• Promote a culture of safe patient handling and a healthy work environment.

Skills

Medical terminology

Basic math & office equipment

Epic transport systems

Overtime flexibility

English proficiency

Healthcare experience (1 year)

Therapeutic communication

BLS certification

Work pace management

Cross-campus mobility

Interpersonal relationships

Supervisory potential

Job description

Who We Are

UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health - Orange, UCI Health - Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties.

Who We Are

UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health - Orange, UCI Health - Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties. As Orange County’s only academic health systems, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region’s only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary

Reporting to the Capacity Manager, the Patient Transport Supervisor provides leadership, daily oversight, and operational coordination for the Lift and Transport Team, including training, evaluation, timekeeping, counseling, and corrective action. The supervisor functions as a working leader and actively participates with the team to assist direct patient care providers in proper patient handling. As part of clinical care operations, this role ensures optimal patient throughput by monitoring workflow, anticipating and mitigating transport delays, and prioritizing assignments to support efficient patient movement throughout the facility. The supervisor promotes a culture of safe patient handling that protects patients and fosters a secure, healthy work environment for all care providers.

Required Qualifications

What It Takes to be Successful

• Understanding of basic medical terminology
• Skill to perform basic mathematical computations, and to use general office equipment including computers, copiers, and calculators
• Must possess the skill, knowledge, and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must be proficient in Epic transport systems
• Must be available to work overtime as patient care needs demand
• Must be able to read, write and speak effectively in English
• Minimum one year experience in a healthcare environment or training in a healthcare/emergency/rescue field
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively in a therapeutic way
• Current BLS certification required by time of hire
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to float between Orange and Irvine campuses
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous supervisory experience

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

• medical insurance
• sick and vacation time
• retirement savings plans
• access to a number of discounts and perks

Conditions Of Employment

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

Exercise the utmost discretion in managing sensitive information learned in the course of performing their duties. Sensitive information includes but is not limited to employee and student records, health and patient records, financial data, strategic plans, proprietary information, and any other sensitive or non-public information learned during the course and scope of employment. Understands that sensitive information should be shared on a limited basis and actively takes steps to limit access to sensitive information to individuals who have legitimate business need to know. Ensure that sensitive information is properly safeguarded. Follow all organizational policies and laws on data protection and privacy. This includes secure handling of physical and digital records and proper usage of IT systems to prevent data leaks. The unauthorized or improper disclosure of confidential work-related information obtained from any source on any work-related matter is a violation of these expectations.

• Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create