Lead Outpatient Transportation Driver FT Days Job Listing at Englewood Health in Englewood, NJ (Job ID 61295)

Description

Job Summary:
Lead Outpatient Transportation Driver (LOTD) transfer non-emergency patients to and from health or social care settings, including hospitals, for pre-arranged appointments. They are sometimes known as Patient Transport Service (PTS) drivers. The Lead Outpatient Transportation will have the responsibility to scheduling/arranging transportation and monitoring the Outpatient Transport Drivers for attendance, scheduling, and performance issues.

Department: BLS Ambulance Service
Location: Englewood, NJ
Status:Full Time
Shift:Days
Hours:8

Job Essentials: The ideal candidate will meet the following requirements and competencies.

• Ability to read maps and knowledge of the use of a GPS system.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to monitor employee performances.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Excellent driving skills and a minimum of one and two years' experience of driving.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be empathic and have the ability to reassure anxious or worried patients.
• Must be confident with the ability to work with a range of people across all levels.
• Must have time management and organizational skills.
• Must have physical and emotional stamina.
• A genuine desire to help and care for people.
• A strong sense of responsibility and a serious attitude to work.
• A warm, outgoing and caring personality.
• An understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality.


• Education Requirements:
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Englewood Health, one of New Jersey's leading hospitals and healthcare networks, delivers nationally recognized inpatient and outpatient care through its hospital and network of physician practices, urgent care centers, and imaging centers. Englewood Hospital, founded in 1890, consistently earns high marks for clinical excellence and patient safety. It is recognized as a 2022-23 Best Regional Hospital by US News & World Report, holds the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade ‘A' (spring 2023), and was named a Leapfrog Top Teaching Hospital (2022). Englewood Hospital is nationally recognized for nursing excellence, earning a fifth consecutive designation by the Magnet Recognition Program in 2021. The Englewood Health Physician Network—a coordinated network of more than 600 office-based and hospital-based providers—offers primary care, specialty care, and urgent care at more than 140 locations in five counties across northern New Jersey. Areas of clinical excellence offered by the health system include cardiac surgery and cardiac care, cancer care, orthopedic surgery, primary care, spine surgery, vascular surgery, and women's health, as well as bloodless medicine and surgery and minimally invasive robotic surgery. Englewood Health's focus on health equity and population health encompasses outreach to underserved communities to enhance individual and public health, prevent disease, support lifelong wellness, reduce the burden of mental health challenges and substance use disorders, and meet the cultural, social, and holistic needs of specific populations. With its high-quality, culturally sensitive inpatient care, outpatient services, and community health and wellness programs, Englewood Health delivers a healthcare experience that puts patients at the center.