Job Description

Job Description

Supervises, plans, organizes, and evaluates non-clinical functions and activities on inpatient and/or ambulatory units. Supervises support staff and responds to patient concerns to promote quality patient care. Functions as a patient advocate in non-clinical matters.

Job Responsibility

• Promotes Patient Transportation department goals by selecting, motivating, and training capable team members.
• Leads the activities of assigned Patient Transportation team members by communicating and providing guidance toward achieving department objectives.
• Maintains current knowledge of and ensures compliance with all regulatory standards of care; develops quality improvement programs and instructs staff on same.
• Develops unit goals and objective to support the institutional values and goals, with input from nursing; selects, develops, supervises and evaluates direct reports; ensures performance appraisals are completed in a timely manner.
• Prioritizes, schedules, assigns, and monitors work to optimize operational service; oversees clerical functions on patient floors to ensure adequate staffing and equipment to maintain optimal patient environment.
• Develops and implements on-going formal orientations and educational programs; evaluates results; creates and maintains a supportive environment for all staff and students.
• Keeps current on a variety of management and health care topics and is accountable for self-development; prepares, monitors and implements supply and services, payroll, and budgets.
• Identifies, develops, implements, and maintains cost effective methodologies for delivery of supplies and equipment in assigned areas of responsibility; develops, implements, and monitors preventive maintenance and equipment replacement programs.
• Participates as a member of the healthcare team and various interdisciplinary committees to improve patient care and meet patient needs.
• Promotes collegial relationships based on mutual respect and support.
• Acts as a liaison to various departments to facilitate the delivery of patient care.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Associate's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• 4-6 years of relevant experience and 0-2 years of leadership / management experience, required.

• Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).