Lab Driver/Courier - PER DIEM

About the Role

Join our Lab Department in a dynamic, high-energy environment. This Per Diem position involves 4-hour day shifts, operating a hospital vehicle to complete a variety of pick-up or delivery assignments.

Responsibilities

• Receives messages from dispatcher or manager to deliver and pick-up items in an efficient manner
• Walks to various hospital departments to pick-up and deliver items needed to be transported
• Operates hospital motor vehicle(s) to pick-up and deliver items for transport
• Drives company vehicle ensuring they are utilized in a prudent manner, adhering to all motor vehicle statues, laws & regulations
• Maintains company vehicle(s) in good, clean, operating order by regularly cleaning the interior and refueling vehicle(s), changing oil according to established maintenance schedule and checking tires and other parts to notify manager if any repairs are needed
• Transports patients from hospital to other hospitals and/or clinics, as necessary
• Additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Current driver's license in good standing
• Previous experience preferred; requires on-the-job training and orientation
• Ability to read, understand and respond to written or verbal instructions, add & subtract numbers, and make comparisons between numbers and letters
• Ability to lift and/or carry objects weighing up to 50lbs on a daily basis
• Ability to reach & grasp objects
• Work requires pushing & pulling supply carts on a daily basis

Pay

$17.00 - $21.80 per hour, based on experience, skills, and education.

About the Facility

Mercy Medical Center has established itself as one of the leading providers of health care services in Western Massachusetts. Mercy Medical Center is a 182-bed acute care hospital in Springfield. Other facilities include Mercy's Rehabilitation Hospital, a comprehensive hospital-based rehabilitation center on the campus of Mercy Medical Center and Brightside for Families and Children, an outpatient service offering counseling and family support program.