Family/Guest Srvcs Transporter
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville Metropolitan Area · 4 days ago
ManagementFull-time
Job Summary
Assists and transports patients/visitors to and from all outpatient departments by wheelchair or stretcher. Transports outpatients to the hospital for admission.
Key Responsibilities
- Transports patients to and from various Hospital Outpatient departments.
- Contributes to the organization by actively participating in process improvement initiatives and shared decision making.
Technical Capabilities
- Customer Communication (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency in demonstrating customer service communication skills such as smiling, greeting, tone of voice, eye contact and body language. Practices excellent communication skills with patients/guests such as listening acknowledgement, empathy and solution-based thinking.
- Corporate Hospitality (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency in demonstrating corporate hospitality and professionalism within the position. Demonstrates attentiveness and approachability to patient/guest questions and needs. Demonstrated professionalism in being knowledgeable of products and services. Understands position as a professional source for information and services. Takes ownership in safety, appearance and functionality of immediate area.
- Employee/Visitor Confidentiality (Novice): Demonstrates sufficient knowledge of the subject to successfully demonstrate protection of patient privacy and confidentiality. Has working knowledge of practicing protection of patient information through communication, patient documents and electronically.
Core Accountabilities
- Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
- Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
- Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
- Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.
Core Capabilities
- Serving Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
- Solving Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
- Offering Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
- Ensuring High Quality: Performs Excellent Work; Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
- Fulfilling Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
- Managing Resources Effectively: Demonstrates Accountability; Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service. Stewards Organizational Resources; Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources. Makes Data Driven Decisions; Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
- Fostering Innovation: Generates New Ideas; Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them. Applies Technology; Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action. Adapts to Change; Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.
Position Qualifications
- Responsibilities: N/A
- Certifications: N/A
- Work Experience: 1 year
- Education: High School Diploma or GED