Director of Patient Transport

Description

This position is incentive eligible.

Introduction

Are you ready to manage in a new era as a Director of Patient Transport where building a healthier tomorrow is more than a job? Our Las Palmas Medical Center team is committed to partnership, innovation, legacy and improving more lives in more ways. Share your resume today.

Benefits

Las Palmas 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.

Our teams are dedicated to improving human life. Each year about five percent of all U.S. hospital services happen at an HCA Healthcare facility. Be an impact as a(an) Director of Patient Transport where your passion for leading and creativity are valued? We want your knowledge and expertise

Job Summary and Qualifications

To administer, analyze and appraise the care given to patients within the Department. To advise hospital management regarding the status of patient care, budgetary projections, quality improvement processes. To anticipate and estimate future needs of the Department to improve quality of patient care. To collaborate and coordinate the efforts of the staff of the Department to accomplish the mission of Las Palmas Medical Center. (is this going to be a market position?)

• You will coordinate the care needs of assigned patients and develops comprehensive plans to manage care delivery across the patient care continuum.
• You will partner with patients and their primary physicians to develop customized care plans based on their individual needs and preferences.
• You will collaborate with physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, social work, and others to ensure appropriate tests and treatments are delivered in a timely fashion. You will advocate for the patient.
• You will balance care needs and financial considerations to ensure efficient and effective treatments are achieved.
• You will administer medical care while working within the confines of the ground ambulance and regional facilities.
• You will provide both supervision and direct patient care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
• You will have the knowledge of assessment, planning, and evaluating the care needs of the patient in the immediate transport period. Provides support for transport patients, families, and staff in the transport department.
• You will evaluate the responses to treatments, interventions and anticipating the case specific needs based on knowledge of procedure and pathophysiology of the patient.
• You will oversee all transport team projects to including the orienting and mentoring of new staff members.
• You will actively participate in administrative decisions affecting patient care.
• You will be responsible for the complete transport schedule.
• You will help cover transport call as needed.
• You will evaluate daily staffing and process payroll for the Transport Team.
• You will review all transport charts and report transport numbers weekly to administration.
• You will provide continuing education for the transport staff.
• You will perform quarterly advanced skills check-off with the transport team members.
• You will review transport processes, Quality Assurance Process Improvement QAPI and report Action plans and quality results during month QAPI meetings/ Transport meetings.
• You will coordinate and extend outreach education to other facilities in our community (STABLE, NRP, fetal monitoring, etc.)
• You will be a Member of the Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Network Association, attend meeting for this organization to stay up to date on changes in TX laws for Neonatal/Pediatric Transports
• You will write and maintain policies and protocols for Neonatal, Pediatric and Maternal transports.
• You will assist other Childrens Services department during times of high census with some aspects of patient care.
• You will promote a multidisciplinary coordination of services, such as, nursing medical, respiratory care, laboratory, pharmaceutical and public relations.
• You will develop, monitor, appraise and analyze budgetary goals and outcomes within the Transport Department.
• You will control processes related to Human Resources; inclusive of hiring, evaluating, terminating, counseling, coaching and development of the staff.
• You will be responsible for twenty four-hour coverage and problem resolution to the services provided (Neonatal, Pediatrics & Maternal services).

What qualifications you will need:

• Minimum College: Associate Degree, Diploma in Nursing, or BSN required, MSN preferred.
• Current RN licensure in Texas or compact state
• BCLS
• ACLS
• PALS
• NRP Neonatal Resuscitate
• TABLE
• Minimum of five years clinical experience, three years of management experience preferred.
• Demonstrates supervisory or management experience
• C-NPT Neo Ped Transport; 24 months grace from date of hire/transfer
• TNCC Trauma Nursing Core Course; 1 year grace from date of hire/transfer
• ENPC Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course; 1 year grace from date of hire/transfer
• CCRN preferred
• PNCCT preferred
• TNATC preferred
• CTRN preferred
• CFRN preferred
• Critical Care Transport Experience preferred
• Three years' experience as a Registered Nurse in Neonatal and/or Pediatrics
  

Las Palmas Medical Center is a 300+ bed full-service hospital in El Paso. It is home to the region's only kidney transplant center. The facility offers a range of services including emergency care with a Level III trauma center, cardiac care, women's services, pediatric care and NICU, cancer care, and more. Las Palmas Medical Center is part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare. We are a leading healthcare provider for El Paso and the surrounding region that is part of HCA Healthcare.

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.

"Across HCA Healthcare's more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.

Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

If this is the kind of dynamic growth opportunity that compels you, apply for the Director of Patient Transport role. We are interviewing apply today

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

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