Perioperative Transporter - Full Time 10:30 am - 11:00 pm

About this role

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center :  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. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness 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.

Organization: Main OR - PACU Job Summary: Performs work activities of the Perioperative department, which include transport of patient, equipment and supplies to various patient care areas with occasional guidance. . **All Candidates must attach an up-to-date resume to their application.  Please see below. **

Why Vanderbilt Health? Located in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center is more than a workplace—it’s a community driven by a shared mission: to advance health and wellness through world-class patient care, education, and research. Here, you’ll find: • Purpose: Every role contributes to something bigger than yourself. • Growth: Your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. • Belonging: We celebrate individuality and create an environment where everyone can thrive.

If you’re passionate about making a difference and want to be part of a team that never settles for “good enough,” Vanderbilt is the place for you.

Your Schedule: • Full-Time 10:30 am - 11:00 pm (three 12-hour shifts/week) • Shifts rotate throughout the week • Note: Set schedules are not available.  Schedules are determined by unit clinical staffing needs. • All Employees (Night shift & PRN included) are required to attend hospital orientation during regular daytime hours during the first week of employment.

Preferred Qualifications: • One year of previous experience in a hospital setting • Flexible availability • Professionalism and reliability • Excellent communication and teamwork skills • High emotional intelligence

Why You’ll Love Working Here • Be part of a nationally recognized medical center. • Work alongside passionate professionals who care deeply about patients and each other. • Opportunities for growth and advancement within a supportive environment.

Ready to Apply? • Current Vanderbilt employees: Apply via the internal job board in Workday.  Search for “internal jobs”, enter your work information manually and upload your resume. • All Candidates: Upload a current resume and ensure that it meets the following: • Is current and includes all patient care positions held (experience cannot be credited for positions not listed) • Includes start and end dates (month and year) for each position • Is listed in chronological order (most recent position first) • Clearly outlines job responsibilities and patient care skills utilized • Identifies the hospital units worked on, if applicable • Includes all clinical rotation information for nursing students • Is submitted in Microsoft Word or PDF format (screenshots cannot be accepted)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Transports patients to various areas by stretcher, wheelchair or bed. • Delivers and retrieves transportation equipment as requested. • Utilizes resources to ensure a safe and efficient patient throughput. • Responsible for inventory management: allocation and cleaning of relevant patient equipment, instruments, and supplies. • Provides assistance in medical emergencies. • Assists in preparing the room for procedures to meet special equipment needs. • The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES • Customer Service (Novice): Demonstrates the ability to influence customers. Knows how to verify and clarify the needs and expectations of customers. Responds quickly and efficiently to customer service requests. Participates in and conducts meetings with customers. Keeps customers informed of status via standard reporting techniques. Meets the continuing service needs of a customer group, including requests for changes in work content. Responds to customers with an appropriate level of urgency, energy, persistence and tenacity. • Dispatch (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with dispatch. • Medical Equipment Knowledge (Fundamental Awareness): Awareness of the capabilities of the specific medical equipment and its characteristics. Able to use the medical equipment to accomplish very basic tasks associated with the specific devices.

Our clinical and nursing support roles are at the center of all we do, helping us be the world leader in advancing personalized health. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce.

Core Accountabilities:

* Organizational Impact: Performs clearly defines 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 :

Delivering Excellent Services : Serves Others with Compassi

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