Director of Patient Transport Leadership Position

1 week ago


El Paso, Texas, United States HCA Full time
Job Summary:

As a Director of Patient Transport, you will oversee the care and transportation of patients in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. This role requires strong leadership and management skills, as well as a deep understanding of patient care and transport protocols.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Coordinate the care needs of assigned patients and develop comprehensive plans to manage care delivery across the patient care continuum.
  • Partner with patients and their primary physicians to develop customized care plans based on their individual needs and preferences.
  • Collaborate with physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, social work, and others to ensure appropriate tests and treatments are delivered in a timely fashion.
  • Balance care needs and financial considerations to ensure efficient and effective treatments are achieved.
  • Administer medical care while working within the confines of the ground ambulance and regional facilities.
  • Provide both supervision and direct patient care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization.
  • Evaluate the responses to treatments, interventions, and anticipating the case-specific needs based on knowledge of procedure and pathophysiology of the patient.
  • Oversee all transport team projects, including the orienting and mentoring of new staff members.
  • Actively participate in administrative decisions affecting patient care.
  • Be responsible for the complete transport schedule.
  • Help cover transport call as needed.
  • Evaluate daily staffing and process payroll for the Transport Team.
  • Review all transport charts and report transport numbers weekly to administration.
  • Provide continuing education for the transport staff.
  • Perform quarterly advanced skills check-off with the transport team members.
  • Review transport processes, Quality Assurance Process Improvement QAPI, and report Action plans and quality results during month QAPI meetings/Transport meetings.
  • Coordinate and extend outreach education to other facilities in our community (STABLE, NRP, fetal monitoring, etc.).
  • Be a Member of the Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Network Association, attend meetings for this organization to stay up to date on changes in TX laws for Neonatal/Pediatric Transports.
  • Write and maintain policies and protocols for Neonatal, Pediatric, and Maternal transports.
  • Assist other Children's Services department during times of high census with some aspects of patient care.
  • Promote a multidisciplinary coordination of services, such as nursing, medical, respiratory care, laboratory, pharmaceutical, and public relations.
  • Develop, monitor, appraise, and analyze budgetary goals and outcomes within the Transport Department.
  • Control processes related to Human Resources; inclusive of hiring, evaluating, terminating, counseling, coaching, and development of the staff.
  • Be responsible for twenty-four-hour coverage and problem resolution to the services provided (Neonatal, Pediatrics & Maternal services).

Requirements:
  • 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.

About Us:

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.

At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to giving people a healthier tomorrow. Our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities, and healthcare. We uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow.

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