Patient Transport – Lead Position Available In St. Lucie, Florida

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One. Job Title Patient Transport – Lead Location Port St Lucie Facility CC Tradition Hospital Department CRP Internal Transports-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health Job Code 000547 Shift Day/Evening/Night/Weekend Schedule 12:00pm-8:30pm Job Summary Acts as a technical resource for team members. Collaborates with management to achieve the organizational goals. Facilitates departmental goals for team members and Supervisors. Performs a variety of activities related to the transportation of patients and equipment.

Job Details Responsibilities:

Monitors employees in daily operations. Provides orientation, education and training for new hires. Develops effective team environment. Encourages and supports morale building activities and positive attitudes. Communicates with employees and provides orientation on policies. Analyzes workflow and procedures. Identifies opportunities to improve productivity, quality and effectiveness of processes. Transports patients to and from clinical, ancillary and support areas via wheelchair, stretcher or beds as requested to include transport of patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips and special equipment. With assistance, transfers patients to or from beds, wheelchairs or stretchers as needed. Transports patients to hospital lobby and open doors during the patient discharge process. Approaches, greets and offers assistance and direction to patients and visitors in the hospital environment. Communicates to nursing personnel, clinician, technician or receptionist of patient’s arrival and departure. Verifies correct patient identification by comparing information from pager to patient wristband; obtains correct medical chart; verifies proper mode of transportation and confirms standard precautions. Disinfects and maintains par levels of equipment throughout the hospital. Identifies malfunctioning ambulatory equipment and reports to appropriate department for repair or replacement. Rounds throughout the hospital environment for departmental equipment and delivers to the appropriate staging area. Collects pertinent information and reports patient complaints to the appropriate clinician/Supervisor/Manager.

Education:

High School diploma or GED. Associate’s degree preferred.

Certifications:

Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA)

Complexity of Work:

Requires organizational, decisive judgment, problem solving, communications, good customer service skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to handle multiple tasks, be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate actions as needed.

Work Experience:

A minimum of one to two years of experience as a Patient Transporter in a medical setting or experience in a hospital setting with patient through-put systems. An Associate’s degree may offset the experience requirement. After selection and placement, requires three months on-the-job training and orientation to learn multiple hospital and clinic locations, special procedures and patient emergency and safety procedures, proper body mechanics necessary to safely move patients. Successfully complete training in the applicable Patient Transport software application within 30 days. This includes Patient Transport and Reporting module.

Physical Requirements:

Requires handling of patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination. Requires normal or corrected vision and hearing to normal range. Requires working with some exposure to communicable disease. Successful completion of body mechanics training within 30 days of hire.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures. The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System’s Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year. Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption. Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster. Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities We know that fully supporting our caregivers is what creates the best outcomes for our patients. Our outstanding, comprehensive offerings are an investment in your health, well-being and future. What began in Cleveland in 1921 has grown to include locations throughout, the U.S. and even other countries. For you, that means more opportunities to learn, grow and serve patients — while finding caring, thriving communities both at work and at home. Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey. Among Cleveland Clinic’s 70,800 employees worldwide represent 140 medical specialties and subspecialties. Cleveland Clinic is a 6,500-bed health system that includes a 173-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland, 19 hospitals, more than 220 outpatient facilities, and locations in southeast Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and London, England.