Patient Transportation

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As a qualified nonprofit agency operating within the AbilityOne program, ServiceSource hires persons with significant disabilities. For the majority of direct labor positions, ServiceSource will obtain documentation of a significant disability as per the JWOD Act.

Summary: Patient Transporters provide quality patient care through the safe, timely transport of patients and items to designated locations on the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center campus.

Hourly Wage $17.75

Primary Duties

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provides patient assistance to both inpatients and outpatients in their movement throughout the medical center by wheelchair, gurney, inpatient bed, etc.
• Transport's patients to and from the main hospital entrances and parking garage structures.
• Communicates with Dispatch to receive and relay relevant data and instructions for transports.
• Provides minimal assistance to patients needing help in and out of their conveyance and alerts facility staff when further assistance is required.
• Picks up biological specimens from various units and delivers them to the hospital laboratory.
• Provides information and customer service to hospital guests and patients.
• When not moving patients, Patient Transporters may also be called upon to aid in other ways, such as tracking, collecting, and sanitizing patient transport equipment, assisting with metrics and reporting, etc.
• Will be trained to handle multi-line phone system and provide customer service as back-up Dispatcher.
• Performs all duties in a safe, courteous, confidential, and professional manner.

Additional Responsibilities

• Good customer service skills.
• Ability to lift 25 pounds regularly while bending, stooping, and walking.
• The ability to walk 5+ miles per shift.
• Strong dependability and self-sufficiency.
• Ability to respond quickly and independently to varying situations.
• Must have effective communication and literacy skills.
• Must be able to work with a variety of personalities and problems.
• MUST pass security clearance.
• Will be required to receive TB test and have Hep B vaccination and Influenza Vaccine or sign declinations.
• Will be required to obtain Heart Saver/CPR certification from AHA.
• Be able to have a flexible schedule-subject to change by management.
• This position is a *CONTRACT POSITION* and is subject to renewal.
• Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualifications: Education, Experience and Certification(s)

• Highschool education/GED equivalent preferred but not needed.
• English as a first or second language preferred but not required
• Basic mathematic skills preferred but not needed.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form preferred.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear; the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, kneel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

• Travel: Depends on location. Employees should plan on walking an average of 4-9 miles in a day.

ServiceSource has been building partnerships and providing services for adults with developmental disabilities in Northern Virginia for over 50 years. We continue to be an employer of choice by offering:

Over three (3) weeks of paid time-off during the first year, and ten (11) Federal Holidays observed!

Full Health, Vision, and Dental coverage from Cigna with premium cash-back opportunities for employees and family members.

Retirement Matching and generous 403(b) and 401(a) options.

100% Company-Paid Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, and Disability Insurance

Established promotion opportunities and clear career pathways.

Tuition reimbursement and professional development funds available

$500 annual reimbursement for your personal wellness

...and much more!

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, making employment decisions without regard to a person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and transgender status), national origin, age (40 or older), veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. We are an E-Verify Employer and a drug-free workplace. Pre-employment background checks are required for all employment positions.

PAY TRANSPARENCY POLICY STATEMENT:

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information