JOB SUMMARY:

Assists the patient care manager with the coordination of the daily patient schedule in conjunction with the Clinical Staff Leader, physician, and staff nurse with regular guidance. Ensures instrumentation and supplies are verified according to preference cards and added to case cart prior to entry into the room. Transports patients utilizing a wheelchair van to VUMC facilities in a proper and safe manner.

YOUR SHFIT:

• Variable, hourly (Non-Exempt): 12-hour shifts are primarily utilized to fulfill this role.

• Required to work one 12-hour shift per month to maintain competency.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responds to emergency calls or requests for cleaning services.
• Assists in preparing the room for procedures to meet special equipment needs.
• Performs instrument sterilization for specialized instrument; turnovers utilizing principles of outlined by AAMI standards.
• Transports patients to various areas of the Medical Center by wheelchair van
• Maintains van for safe and proper usage, ensuring equipment is ready when needed.

DEPARTMENT / UNIT SUMMARY

LifeFlight Team is comprised of two major divisions - Air Medical Transport and Ground Medical Transport. The Ground Medical team is currently comprised of more than 250 staff members spread across multiple divisions (ALS/BLS Ground Transport, Critical Care Ground Transport, Event Medicine, Emergency Communications and Transport Coordination). The LifeFlight program is headquartered in Nashville, TN and currently operates multiple satellite locations across the state with more than 20 ambulances, nine helicopters, and one airplane. Visit vulifeflight.com for more information.

• At LifeFlight we foster and appreciate the rich experience and expertise cultivated by a highly trained, compassionate, diverse workforce. Be prepared to share all that you have to offer and grow from the collective knowledge of a globally recognized institution.

• At LifeFlight you will have multiple educational opportunities to grow as a healthcare professional and interact with some of the best and brightest minds in emergency medicine.

• The LifeFlight Van transport division is responsible for making more than 5,000 transports annually.

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Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning, and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

VUMC Recent Accomplishments

Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education, and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:

• US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.

• Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.

• Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.

• The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.

• American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows

• Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.

• National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement

• Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES:

CUSTOMER SERVICE - (FUNDAMENTAL AWARENESS): - Demonstrates an awareness of the need for good customer relations. Asks questions to identify customer's needs or expectations. Understands the need to provide ongoing dialogue with and service support to the organization's customers. Understands the distinction between direct customer and ultimate consumer. Demonstrates an orientation and sensitivity to customer service. Prohibits personal emotions from interfering and influencing customer responses.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Organizational Impact: Performs clearly defined tasks and methods described in detail to achieve standardized solutions that impact own performance with regular guidance.

• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Follows a well-established process to solve routine problems where solutions are clearly prescribed.

• Breadth of Knowledge: Has basic job knowledge of systems and procedures that are common to own job.

• Team Interaction: Individually contributes to the team.

CORE CAPABILITIES:

SUPPORTING COLLEAGUES (S1):

• Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.

• Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.

• Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.

DELIVERING EXCELLENT SERVICES (S1):

• Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.

• Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns to supervisors in a timely manner.

• Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.

ENSURING HIGH QUALITY (S1):

• Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards Ensures continuous improvement.

• Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools, or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.

• Fulfills 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 (S1):

• 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 (S1):

• 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 change by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED (or equivalent experience)

• < One year of relevant experience (preferred)

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration (LCR):

• Tennessee Driver's License or equivalent license from another state (required)

Physical Requirements/Strengths needed & Physical Demands:

• Heavy Work category requiring exertion of 50 to 100 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 20 to 50 lbs. of force frequently and/or up to 10 to 20 lbs. of force continually to move objects.

Movement

• Occasional: Sitting: Remaining in seated position

• Occasional: Lifting over 35 lbs.: Raising and lowering objects from one level to another, includes upward pulling over 35 lbs., with help of coworkers or assistive device

• Occasional: Climbing: Ascending or descending stairs/ramps using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.

• Occasional: Kneeling: Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.

• Occasional: Crouching/Squatting: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine. Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.

• Occasional: Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.

• Occasional: Fingering: Picking, pinching, gripping, working primarily with fingers requiring fine manipulation.

• Frequent: Standing: Remaining on one's feet without moving.

• Frequent: Lifting under 35 lbs.: Raising and lowering objects under 35 lbs. from one level to another

• Frequent: Carrying under 35 lbs.: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms, or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.

• Frequent: Push/Pull: Exerting force to move objects away from or toward.

• Frequent: Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending downward and forward by bending spine at waist requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles

• Frequent: Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or maneuvering self, patient, and equipment simultaneously while working in large and small spaces

• Frequent: Bimanual Dexterity: Requiring the use of both hands.

• Continuous: Walking: Moving about on foot.

• Continuous: Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in any direction below shoulders.

• Continuous: Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand or hands.

Sensory

• Frequent: Communication: Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information.

• Continuous: Auditory: Perceiving the variances of sounds, tones, and pitches and able to focus on single source of auditory information

• Continuous: Vision: Clarity of near vision at 20 inches or less and far vision at 20 feet or more with depth perception, peripheral vision, color vision.

• Continuous: Smell: Ability to detect and identify odors.

Environmental Conditions

• Occasional: Chemicals and Gasses: Medications, cleaning chemicals, oxygen, other medical gases used in work area.

• Frequent: Pathogens: Risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other contagious illnesses.