Transport Manager

Scottish Rite for Children; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Scottish Rite for Children in Dallas is seeking a Transport Manager to coordinate transportation, deliveries and pickups across our hospital campuses, while serving as mailroom back up and supporting the SCM warehouse as needed.

The role operates Monday through Friday, 8:00 am–5:00 pm with occasional evenings or weekends, requiring safe vehicle operation, adherence to safety guidelines, calendar management, and responsive communication to meet daily patient and staff needs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must possess a valid state issued Driver’s License and maintain insurability.
• Must have knowledge in transportation of patients and staff, primarily in securing wheelchairs for transport of patients, knowledge of scheduling and prioritizing duties for each day.
• Must have basic working automotive maintenance skills and organizational acumen.
• Must have customer focused demeanor and acceptable written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the completion of requested transportation, deliveries, and pickups for all campuses in a timely manner.
• Be available to execute SRC transportation duties during normal hospital working hours (8a - 5p), adjusting shift accordingly.
• Serve as the Mail Room back up for all mailroom activities, including, but not limited to pickup and delivery of mail and other activities as requested.
• Ensure that safety guidelines are being adhered to when transporting patients and staff by self and other transportation staff.
• Coordinate and complete donations and transport in a professional, respectful and pleasant manner at all times.
• Conduct daily physical and safety inspections of all vehicles.
• Collect and deliver all receipts to Accounts Payable and/or Finance on a monthly basis.
• Maintain all SRC vehicles, ensuring they are inspected, registered, serviced, cleaned internally and externally, and fueled appropriately for each request.
• Promptly respond to emails, phone calls, and Transportation requests through the intranet.
• Coordinate vehicle usage and approved drivers when there are multiple requests for services.
• Maintain an available calendar, displaying availability for fulfillment of transportation duties.
• Create shared calendar actions for each Transportation request.
• Assist Logistics and other departments during down time or as requested.
• Other duties, as assigned or requested, throughout the hospital

Skills

Transport coordination

Patient and staff transport knowledge

Basic automotive maintenance

Customer-focused communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Valid state driver’s license

Job description

Our patients are our number one priority! We're committed to giving children back their childhood!

Job Posting Title:

Transport Manager

Location:

Dallas - Hospital

Additional Posting Details:

Monday - Friday

8:00 am -5:00 pm with occasional evening or weekend tasks.

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

• Coordinate the completion of requested transportation, deliveries, and pickups for all campuses in a timely manner. Pick-ups and deliveries are expected to occur on the same day unless otherwise noted or approved by requester.
• Be available to execute SRC transportation duties during normal hospital working hours (8a - 5p), adjusting shift accordingly
• Serve as the Mail Room back up for all mailroom activities, including, but not limited to pickup and delivery of mail and other activities as requested. Serve as the back up for the SCM warehouse techs to deliver goods as requested.
• Ensure that safety guidelines are being adhered to when transporting patients and staff by self and other transportation staff. Ensure SRC staff that utilize hospital vehicles are versed in the safety guidelines. Verify requesting drivers are approved and covered by SRC insurance prior to driving any vehicles.
• Coordinate and complete donations and transport in a professional, respectful and pleasant manner at all times.
• Conduct daily physical and safety inspections of all vehicles. Report any issues in an appropriate time frame.
• Collect and deliver all receipts to Accounts Payable and/or Finance on a monthly basis.
• Maintain all SRC vehicles, ensuring they are inspected, registered, serviced, cleaned internally and externally, and fueled appropriately for each request. Record activity is the vehicle log books accordingly. Ensure that the Auto Fleet Maintenance Repair Records (FMRR) for each vehicle are kept up-to-date, current and available for review.
• Promptly respond to emails, phone calls, and Transportation requests through the intranet.
• Coordinate vehicle usage and approved drivers when there are multiple requests for services.
• Maintain an available calendar, displaying availability for fulfillment of transportation duties.
• Create shared calendar actions for each Transportation request.
• Assist Logistics and other departments during down time or as requested. Demonstrate flexibility, professionalism and cooperation to cover staff out of the area or on PTO.
• Other duties, as assigned or requested, throughout the hospital

Required Skills/Abilities

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Must possess a valid state issued Driver’s License and maintain insurability.
• Must have knowledge in transportation of patients and staff, primarily in securing wheelchairs for transport of patients, knowledge of scheduling and prioritizing duties for each day.
• Must have basic working automotive maintenance skills and organizational acumen.
• Must have customer focused demeanor and acceptable written and verbal communication skills.

Working Environment

• Working Conditions: Inside and Outside
• Working Position: Sitting, Standing, and Walking
• Physical Demands: Medium
• Physical Requirements: Lifting/Carrying, Pushing/Pulling, Crawling, Stooping/Kneeling/Bending, Climbing, Balancing, and Repetitive Movements
• Lifting or carrying between 35 - 50 lbs.
• Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position: Hearing, Seeing, Feeling, Smelling, and Speaking
• This position will be exposed to Inside/Outside Environments