Overview

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The Courier II is responsible for transporting items needed by the various departments within the Medical Center and throughout all HUMC facilities.

Responsibilities

• Picks up and delivers materials from Distribution to departments throughout the Cancer Center and HUMC facilities.

• Returns used unused supplies to the Medical Center.

• Patient escort/transportation to and from the inpatient units, Radiation, Radiology, and the ETD.

• Equipment (recliner, mini med pumps, vital sign machines, pheresis machines, stretchers) being moved from one satellite to another or back and forth to the Medical Center.

• Delivers patient medical records to all Cancer Center sites following HIM policy assuring HIPPA compliance.

• Delivers chemotherapy and other medications promptly and efficiently adhering to safely handling as per Cancer Center policy.

• Daily pickup and delivery of all pantry supplies; restock the pantries, ordering of all pantry supplies.

• Perform daily checking/documenting of refrigerator temperatures following policy. Report all discrepancies to Nurse Manager.

• Provide afternoon meal pickup for the transplant patients.

• When appropriate, serve lunch trays to patients.

• Delivers all mail/interoffice communication to the satellites, hospital campus, and within the local community as needed/requested by Cancer Center staff.

• Delivers blood and platelets to all Cancer Center sites, adhering to safe handling as per HUMC policy.

• Transportations of all collected specimens to the appropriate labs.

• Provides daily exchanges of oxygen tanks as directed by charge nurse or Nurse Manager.

• Provides laundry pickup for Medical Plaza and Franklin Lakes sites.

• Provides laundry and supplies to excelsior Apartments for Transplant program daily.

• Provides delivery of Tumor Bank specimens from NNJCA lab to Research building as requested by Tumor Bank staff.

• Pickup of lab specimens from 5PE and 8PE and bring to NNJCA lab.

• Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.

Qualifications

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.

• Prior experience transporting equipment and supplies.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• Valid Driver's License from a USA state.

Job ID 2024-147739

Department JTCC From HWC Infusion Ctr

Site Hackensack University Med Cntr

Job Location US-NJ-Paramus

Position Type Full Time with Benefits

Standard Hours Per Week 40

Shift Day

Shift Hours Day

Weekend Work No Weekends Required

On Call Work No On-Call Required

Holiday Work No Holidays Required