Transporter

About Us

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values can be found here. The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.

Job Summary

This position provides support for scheduling resident transportation services and assists with transportation of patients of the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home (Blue Goose) to scheduled and unscheduled appointments at the Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Wellstar MCG Health hospital and clinics. Additional responsibilities of primary importance include delivery and/or pick up of pharmaceuticals, floor stock from the pharmacy, resident supplies and equipment, office supplies and equipment, and administrative correspondence. Further responsibilities of primary importance include assisting with processing of records of residents within and discharged from the nursing home.

Responsibilities

• Transport: Transports residents who are ambulatory or wheelchair bound to and from the Charlie Norwood VA Hospital (uptown and downtown divisions), and Wellstar MCG Health campus and satellite clinics. Unattended residents are taken directly to appointment areas for registration. Transporter also assumes responsibility for the resident's medical information.
• Computer Tasks: Utilize Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel to create, maintain, and update the transportation schedule as needed.
• Pharmacy Schedule: Coordinates weekly pharmacy unit dose pick-up and delivery of medication between the Wellstar MCG Health Pharmacy and nursing units of the nursing home. Makes multiple daily scheduled rounds for pick-up and delivery of medication orders and filled prescriptions. Responds to STAT requests for emergency drugs.
• Courier: Serves as courier for administrative personnel in the nursing home. Delivers correspondence to departments to include: Wellstar MCG Health Administration, AU Personnel, and Payroll; VAMC Administration, Office of Decedent Affairs, and Geriatrics and Extended Care; and to other areas both at the Summerville and Health Sciences campuses and off campus as instructed. Secures authorized signatures on documents as needed.
• Clerical: Performs routine clerical work including processing of daily cancellations and additions to the transportation schedule; preparation of daily motor vehicle log, including computation of mileage and passengers transported; assists with completion of appropriate paperwork when obtaining supplies/equipment from local venders, and assists HIMS department with assignments such as assembling, copying, filing or purging and boxing active and inactive medical records.
• Floor Stock: Assists with pick-up and delivery of floor stock on a monthly basis or as needed.
• Vehicles: Maintains acceptable vehicle operation standards by noting problems, keeping vehicles fueled, and monitoring the maintenance inspection log for problems to be directed to Vehicle Services. Assists with scheduling motor pool requirements and resident transportation needs to prevent the required use of outside transportation. Also, assists with answering HIMS department phones, routes calls accordingly, and records messages as needed.
• Rehabilitation Assistance: As time permits, assist the Rehabilitation department by picking up or delivery of items to the VAMC for repair.
• Receiving Supplies: Assist Office Specialist with sorting and delivery of supply shipments throughout the nursing home.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent from a state or federal accrediting organization.
• Must have a valid driver's license in either the state of Georgia or South Carolina.