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Patient Transport Manager

St. Louis, MOOnsiteFull TimeManager / HeadPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Patient Transport
  • Hospital Operations
  • Tele-Tracking system
  • Supervisor Experience
  • Hires
  • Trains
  • Assigns Work
  • Manages & Evaluates Performance
  • Professional Development Plans

Nice to have

  • System Implementation
  • Efficiency Systems

Role summary

The Manager of Patient Transport will lead a busy transport team within a major hospital system. This role involves overseeing daily operations, integrating transport services, and ensuring safe and timely patient movement. The manager will be responsible for hiring, training, and evaluating staff, driving process improvements, and leveraging technology like the Tele-Tracking system to enhance efficiency and patient care. This is an opportunity for a leader focused on building high-performing teams and making a significant operational impact in a healthcare setting.

Additional Information About the Role

Join a department that is essential to both the patient experience and hospital operations. As Manager of Patient Transport, you'll lead one of the nation's busiest transport teams, overseeing a critical service that impacts nearly every patient, caregiver, and department across the organization. Supported by a collaborative leadership team, you'll have the opportunity to mentor future leaders, leverage innovative technology, and champion process improvements that enhance efficiency and patient care. This is an ideal opportunity for a leader who enjoys building high-performing teams and driving meaningful operational impact.


Overview

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The goal of the Patient Transport Department is to transport patients in a safe and timely manner throughout the medical complex, promote the safety and well being of all patients that we serve, and maintain transport equipment within the medical complex. Patient Transport employs a state of the art Tele-Tracking system to facilitate and coordinate assignments throughout the hospital to support efficiency and customer/patient care. Patient Transport offers career opportunities starting in entry level progressing into lead, trainer, supervisor, and management positions.


Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Manages and coordinates lifts for non-ambulatory patients, transports for patients who require greater assistance than normally expected, delivery of x-ray results, medical records, specimens, and other kinds of special deliveries throughout the medical complex.

Responsibilities

  • Manages the operations and integrates transport services throughout the hospital.
  • Oversees the supervision of the transport department.
  • Researches, evaluates, selects and implements systems which improve efficiency of work unit operations.
  • Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.

    • Minimum Requirements

    Education

  • High School Diploma or GED

    • Experience

  • 2-5 years

    • Supervisor Experience

  • < 2 years

    • Preferred Requirements

    Education

  • Bachelor's Degree

    • Benefits and Legal Statement

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    At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

    • Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
    • Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
    • Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
    • 401(k) plan with BJC match
    • Tuition Assistance available on first day
    • BJC Institute for Learning and Development
    • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
    • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
    • Adoption assistance

    To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

    *Not all benefits apply to all jobs

    The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

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