Transporter Lead - Days | St. Mary's Hospital Madison

It's more than a career, it's a calling WI-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Department: Patient Transport Location: SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison 700 South Park Street Madison, WI 53715 Position Details Schedule: Days FTE: 40 hours Required Experience: Three years' of experience General Responsibilities include scheduling, and handling matters within the department that can be handled or addressed by a lead position. Job Summary: Ensures the safe transport of patients upon admission, transport of patients at discharge, and the transport of patients from in-house patient room to diagnostic area as assigned. Guides co-workers in the performance of transport duties. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Develops patient satisfaction by consistently providing for the safe movement of patients to and from diagnostic areas, nursing units, and the medical office buildings as assigned. Promotes safety by accurately identifying each patient through the use of two patient ID methods. Ensures clinical /service outcomes by assisting with the audit of hand hygiene practices and by intervening with units and transporters to determine patient /customer needs. Enhances employee satisfaction by treating colleagues as co-workers and by being sensitive in regards to respect of others. Acts as a role model by perpetuating an attitude of reconciliation and cooperation within the team. Contributes to physician satisfaction by timely delivery of patients to the appointed unit, clinic, or test site. Contributes to the completion of all tasks during the scheduled shift time and by practicing stewardship of productive time. Promotes team building among the internal transportation department, the nursing units, and the ancillary units to positively effect timely service delivery. Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. May clean and disinfect hospital equipment, including intravenous pumps, drips, and monitors, using established cleaning guidelines. Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience EXPERIENCE Three years' experience PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Constant standing and walking. Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry. Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships. Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. Occasional lifting/moving patients. Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors. Occasional driving. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 8074000007 Patient Transport Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Benefits: SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs. Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. Explore All Benefits SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. Create or login to your SSM Health Candidate Workday account to track your application progress and see real-time updates. Remember to keep a record of your login information to access your Candidate Workday account in the future! Current Employees & Contractors – please apply internally via the Career app on your Workday home page. Do not continue here. Visit here for more information.