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OverviewThe Patient Transport Coordinator is responsible for 24/7 facilitation of safe, efficient, and timely transportation of patients in and out of the Catholic Health System. This role ensures that patients are transferred between and/or discharged from facilities via the safest, fastest, and most appropriate manner, while maintaining the highest levels of patient care and service.
Job Details
- Coordinate Transfers: Schedule and manage patient transport, ensuring proper medical support and working with EMS, ambulette services, and payors for authorization.
- Prioritize & Monitor: Triage requests by urgency and monitor hospital bed capacity to ensure timely, safe transfers.
- Ensure Safety & Comfort: Maintain clear communication, verify medical needs are met, and support transport staff during operations.
- Documentation & Reporting: Record all transport details, update patient charts, and escalate delays or issues as needed.
- Compliance & Quality: Adhere to hospital policies, safety standards, and confidentiality; participate in audits and training.
- Collaboration: Coordinate with departments across the hospital and communicate special patient needs to transport teams.
- Problem Solving: Resolve transport-related issues quickly to minimize care disruptions and maintain smooth operations.
OverviewThe Patient Transport Coordinator is responsible for 24/7 facilitation of safe, efficient, and timely transportation of patients in and out of the Catholic Health System. This role ensures that patients are transferred between and/or discharged from facilities via the safest, fastest, and most appropriate manner, while maintaining the highest levels of patient care and service.Job DetailsResponsibilities
- Coordinate Transfers: Schedule and manage patient transport, ensuring proper medical support and working with EMS, ambulette services, and payors for authorization.
- Prioritize & Monitor: Triage requests by urgency and monitor hospital bed capacity to ensure timely, safe transfers.
- Ensure Safety & Comfort: Maintain clear communication, verify medical needs are met, and support transport staff during operations.
- Documentation & Reporting: Record all transport details, update patient charts, and escalate delays or issues as needed.
- Compliance & Quality: Adhere to hospital policies, safety standards, and confidentiality; participate in audits and training.
- Collaboration: Coordinate with departments across the hospital and communicate special patient needs to transport teams.
- Problem Solving: Resolve transport-related issues quickly to minimize care disruptions and maintain smooth operations.
Requirements
- High school diploma required (Associate's degree in healthcare preferred)
- Experience in EMS, dispatch, healthcare logistics, or patient care in fast-paced settings preferred
- Strong organizational, multitasking, and computer skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
Salary RangeStarting from USD $27.50/Hr.This range serves as a good faith estimate and actual pay will encompass a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and position location. The salary range or rate listed does not include any bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation that may be applicable to this job and it does not include the value of benefits.At Catholic Health, we believe in a people-first approach. In addition to the estimated base pay provided, Catholic Health offers generous benefits packages, generous tuition assistance, a defined benefit pension plan, and a culture that supports professional and educational growth.Seniority level
- Seniority levelNot Applicable
Employment type
Job function
- Job functionManagement and Manufacturing
- IndustriesHospitals and Health Care
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