Overview

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Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, (http://phoenix.gov/visitors/index.html) St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services. Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved.

We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute (https://www.barrowneuro.org/) , Norton Thoracic Institute (https://www.dignityhealth.org/arizona/norton-thoracic-institute) , Cancer Center at St. Joseph's (https://www.dignityhealth.org/arizona/locations/stjosephs/services/university-of-arizona-cancer-center) , Ivy Brain Tumor Center (https://www.ivybraintumorcenter.org/) , and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (https://www.supportstjosephs.org/traumacenter) (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s.

U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery. In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital.

St. Joseph's is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizona's healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies (http://www.bestcompaniesaz.com/) .

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For the health of our community ... we are proud to be a tobacco-free campus.

Responsibilities

Job Summary:

Assist Supervisor and all transporters provides transport services and ensures that all assignments are completed on all shifts. Assists in solving problems and coordinates with other departments to assure responsive and professional and productive department.

Responsibilities:

• Transport patients

• Cleans equipment

• Returns transport equipment to nursing units

• Assists Supervisor in training of staff

• Assists Supervisor in dept/employee policy compliance

• Assists Supervisor in completing appropriate forms for tracking transport assignments

• Conducts and or schedules staff meetings and monthly in-services of procedures, policy and safety standards

• Responsibility of ensuring that all transportation equipment is in good operating condition

• Checks faulty equipment and makes arrangements for repairs

• Receives requests from nursing units and other departments for service and makes arrangements to have same performed in a timely manne

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• One year patient transport experience.

• Ability to read, write and speak English required.

Preferred

• Ability to speak Spanish preferred.

• HS/GED preferred.

Pay Range

$18.00 - $21.40 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.