Description

• Purpose of Job
  • The Courier is responsible for transporting patients to/from home and Methodist facilities or transporting/delivering mail and supplies to/from assigned Health System Facilities/Departments to ensure excellence customer service is provided for all customers.
• Job Requirements
  • Education
    • High School Diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D.) preferred.
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    Experience
    • 6 months previous experience in commercial driving preferred.
    • 6 months previous mail clerk experience preferred.
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    License/Certifications
    • Valid and current driver's license required.
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    Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
    • Skill in commercial driving or courier services.
    • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing and to provide positive interaction with staff and customers.
    • Able to read, write, and comprehend various written reports and documents including the ability to read maps and locate street addresses.
    • Able to travel to various locations in and around the Omaha community.
    • Basic computer skills.
    • Able to walk distances on a daily basis.
• Physical Requirements
  • Weight Demands
    • Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
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    Physical Activity
    • Not neccessary for the position (0%): - Crawling
    • Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
      • Balancing
      • Climbing
      • Distinguish colors
      • Keyboarding/typing
      • Kneeling
      • Sitting
    • Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
      • Carrying
      • Crouching
      • Fingering/Touching
      • Grasping
      • Lifting
      • Pulling/Pushing
      • Reaching
      • Repetitive Motions
      • Speaking/talking
      • Stooping/bending
      • Twisting
    • Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
      • Hearing
      • Seeing/Visual
      • Standing
      • Walking
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    Job Hazards
    • Not Related:
      • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
      • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
      • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
      • Explosives (pressurized gas)
      • Electrical Shock/Static
      • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
      • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
      • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
    • Rare (1-33%): - Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
• Essential Job Functions
  • Essential Functions I
     

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      Processes and sorts incoming mail for accurate delivery. Prepares for and plans daily routes in order to transport patients/supplies/mail to/from appropriate destinations; ensures coordination of scheduled appointments and timelines.
      • Transports mail and supplies to Health System facilities/departments by delivering mail and supplies to assigned locations within established timeframes to ensure excellent customer service is provided.
      • Maintains an updated courier schedule by updating any changes on the schedule, coordinating schedule changes with customers and the Team Leader Receiving/Distribution, and informing other courier drivers about the changes to ensure that courier schedules are always accurate and current.
      • Receives all incoming mail for distribution by sorting the incoming mail and properly marking locations to ensure accurate delivery to departments.

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      Loads/unloads supplies/mail or assists patients in boarding/deboarding from vehicle. Delivers mail, medications, equipment, and supplies to all floors and departments.
      • Picks up and delivers various items to Pharmacy by checking for daily pick-up/delivery of drugs and supplies, responding to pages/supervisor requests for stat pick-up/deliveries, and ensuring pharmacy items are in proper containers and have required signatures to ensure deliveries follow department policies and procedures and are conducted within established timeframes.
      • Picks up and delivers lab specimens from various Health System locations by following departmental policies and procedures to ensure timely and accurate delivery to assigned locations.
      • Receives and sorts incoming /outgoing Xrays for delivery to various facilities/departments.

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      Performs general maintenance checks on the vehicle including filling with gas, checking fluid levels, checking tire pressure and cleaning windows; promptly reporting any vehicle problems or maintenance issues to supervisor to ensure a safe vehicle.

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      Maintains the interior of the assigned vehicle on an ongoing basis.

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      Performs special pickups/deliveries as requested.
      • Completes special trips as needed by delivering important equipment and/or information to established destinations to ensure excellent customer service is provided.

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      Maintain PPE supplies/fire protection in vehicle as kept in assigned organizer bin.

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      Picks up from the United States Postal Service Monday thru Friday and picks up specimens from various Heath System locations to ensure services are provided in a timely manner.

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      Follows Universal Barrier Standard Precautions when working with patients and specimens and ensures patient confidentiality at all times.
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    Essential Functions II
     

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      Participates in mandatory in-services and/or CE programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by management.

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      Follows and understands the mission, vision, core values, Employee Standards of Behavior and company policies/procedures.

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      Other duties as assigned.