OverviewCommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S., from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services, CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community.Patients Medical Center (PMC) provides inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services to residents of Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte, Baytown, and Clear Lake. The facility includes 53 medical/surgical beds, eight ICU beds and three endoscopy rooms, and offers a range of primary and specialized services—wound care, general surgery, gastroenterology, occupational health, heart and vascular, women’s services, diagnostic imaging, outpatient rehab services, and sleep disorders.ResponsibilitiesEducates and trains patient escort staff to ensure competency and/or dispatching for the department; must ensure thatequipment is operational, safe and functioning according to hospital standards; will maintain quality assurance monitorsto evaluate the quality of service provided to patients, communicate effectively with management and take on aleadership role.
Become familiar and utilize the Bed Central system and back‐up process for coordinating patient transports and
discharges.
Must be able to assist and transport patients during staff shortages.
Assign trips to patient escort pagers through Bed Central.
Answer a busy phone while maintaining an error tracking log.
Maintain a steady flow of communication between the Transportation staff, Supervisors, Unit Secretaries and Nurse
Managers.
Report any conflicts immediately to the supervisor/manager.
Performs other duties when requested.
QualificationsEducation :High school diploma/GEDCPR Certified Must obtain within 1 week of hireMinimum Experience:One (1) year of experienceMinimum Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesExcellent CommunicationsStrong and agilePay Range$13.00-$13.00/HourWe are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
