Lead Registered Nurse (RN) - Transport
Saint David's South Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX
Nights

Shift: Nights (Rotating Weekends)

Description

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Lead Transporter with St. David's South Austin Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

St. David's South Austin Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the St. David's South Austin Medical Center family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Lead Transporter to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Lead Transporter you will deliver high-quality, patient-centered care by performing a variety of delegated basic patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living, as well as transporting patients following safety processes. Under the supervision of the Director and House Supervisor, the Lead Transporter will assist the nursing staff in providing transport and patient care in accordance with Transporter skills/training and the needs of the Department, and will perform or assist with more advanced procedures based on one or more achieved specialty certifications. The Lead Transporter will comply with all hospital policies/procedures. In addition, the Lead Transporter will assist with ongoing training and/or precepting of new and current employees as directed by the supervisor. The Lead Transporter will be responsible for ensuring new processes, equipment, and other changes are communicated and/or taught to other Transporters. 

• You will ensure proper handling of patients with comfort and safety.
• You will escort patients to and from all departments and procedural areas needed, verifying order, isolation status, and patient identity.
• You will communicate with unit nursing staff about transfer prior to transporting patient from the patient’s room and when returning the patient to the room.
• You will follow guidelines documented on request for transport (e.g., O2, IV, stretcher vs. wheelchair).
• You will demonstrate agility with conveying multiple articles (e.g., stretcher and IV pole).
• You will ensure availability of adequate transport equipment at the beginning and end of each shift.
• You will complete the patient safety checklist prior to transporting to all areas.
• You will maintain patient privacy and dignity at all times as allowed. You will ensure confidentiality is maintained.
• You will ensure equipment (stretcher) is properly functioning and will demonstrate protocol to handle malfunctions.
• You will follow hospital and department policy for Standard Precautions or category of isolation appropriate to the patient.
• You will demonstrate appropriate customer service skills with all customers (patient, patient’s family, physician, visitors, co-workers).
• You will assist with maintaining adequate quantities of supplies/equipment in patient rooms, storage rooms, and will notify appropriate person(s) of items to be ordered.

What qualifications you will need:

• High School Graduate / GED
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

St. David's South Austin Medical Center, which is part of St. David's HealthCare. We are a 368-bed acute care facility offering a range of complex specialties and sub-specialties. Our services include a nationally accredited oncology program with the area's only adult Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program; advanced trauma care with a Level II trauma center; comprehensive cardiac, stroke and orthopedic programs; full-service maternity and newborn care; and two full-service emergency centers in the communities of Bee Cave and Bastrop. St. David's South Austin Medical Center is affiliated with the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery. We offer advanced robotic services for orthopedics, open heart and lung surgery, complex GI surgery, surgical oncology, general surgery, colorectal surgery, and urology. It was one of the first hospitals in Central Texas to combine the use of CT imaging and robotics to detect early stage lung cancer.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Lead Transporter opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.