Penn Medicine
Truck Driver - Courier (Full-Time, Day Shift)
Penn Medicine, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, us, 17622
Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
Job Title: Truck Driver - Courier
Entity: LGH
Location: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health - Suburban Outpatient Pavilion - 2100 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601
Hours: 1.0 FTE (40 Hours per week), Day Shift
Summary:
Transport laundry, storeroom supplies, bulk items, documents and equipment to various LGH facilities and locations. Coordinates the transfer of material and equipment to the offsite warehouse storage. Work with dispatch to satisfy Material Move and Storage tickets. Provide support in the collection of and transport of blood and related equipment for the blood bank.
Responsibilities:
Operates an LGH owned truck or other assigned vehicle to drive from the Suburban Outpatient Pavilion or Duke Street hospital to various facilities and satellite offices for delivery of bulk items such as laundry, documents, storeroom supplies, and equipment.
Laundry route - Delivers clean laundry to various LGH locations. Picks up soiled laundry at various LGH locations and delivers it to the laundry service at the Duke Street hospital. Returns empty laundry carts back to the laundry service.
Blood drives - Transports equipment and supplies to the blood drive location. Assist with the set-up of equipment at the blood drive location. During the blood drive, transports collected blood to the blood bank. Removes equipment from the blood drive location after the blood drive and returns it to storage.
Warehouse storage - Transports and delivers various items from the storage warehouse to LGH facilities. Supports Courier dispatcher with satisfying all Material Move & Storage requests tickets. Transport items from LGH facilities to the warehouse storage location.
Retrieves Emergency Response Material from the off-site warehouse storage. Understands the type of supplies and equipment requested for the Emergency Response and the location of these items in the warehouse storage area.
Adheres to an assigned time window for each scheduled stop to ensure timely delivery of items. Utilizes route sheets that lists predetermined stops with specific locations and pick-up time.
Records appropriate information regarding deliveries on the truck route sheet.
Understands proper specimen handling procedures to avoid contact with potential bio-hazardous materials and to maintain specimen integrity. Follows proper procedures during a spill to contain potential bio-hazardous materials and contacts proper authorities.
Receives text messages and/or phone calls to perform extra pick-ups "will-call" as required. Changing priorities and/or requesting other drivers to assist. Helps to coordinate courier services through direct contact with other courier staff members and communicating with the clients and other LGH members.
Required to drive in adverse conditions including various types of weather
Credentials:
Education or Equivalent Experience:
Ability to pass and maintain the DOT physical certification (Required)
A high school diploma or equivalent (GED) (Required)
Valid PA driver's license (Required)
Four years experience operating a motor vehicle (Required)
Two year experience operating a box truck (Preferred)
Previous warehouse experience (Preferred)
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Live Your Life's Work
We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
REQNUMBER: 287910
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
Job Title: Truck Driver - Courier
Entity: LGH
Location: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health - Suburban Outpatient Pavilion - 2100 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601
Hours: 1.0 FTE (40 Hours per week), Day Shift
Summary:
Transport laundry, storeroom supplies, bulk items, documents and equipment to various LGH facilities and locations. Coordinates the transfer of material and equipment to the offsite warehouse storage. Work with dispatch to satisfy Material Move and Storage tickets. Provide support in the collection of and transport of blood and related equipment for the blood bank.
Responsibilities:
Operates an LGH owned truck or other assigned vehicle to drive from the Suburban Outpatient Pavilion or Duke Street hospital to various facilities and satellite offices for delivery of bulk items such as laundry, documents, storeroom supplies, and equipment.
Laundry route - Delivers clean laundry to various LGH locations. Picks up soiled laundry at various LGH locations and delivers it to the laundry service at the Duke Street hospital. Returns empty laundry carts back to the laundry service.
Blood drives - Transports equipment and supplies to the blood drive location. Assist with the set-up of equipment at the blood drive location. During the blood drive, transports collected blood to the blood bank. Removes equipment from the blood drive location after the blood drive and returns it to storage.
Warehouse storage - Transports and delivers various items from the storage warehouse to LGH facilities. Supports Courier dispatcher with satisfying all Material Move & Storage requests tickets. Transport items from LGH facilities to the warehouse storage location.
Retrieves Emergency Response Material from the off-site warehouse storage. Understands the type of supplies and equipment requested for the Emergency Response and the location of these items in the warehouse storage area.
Adheres to an assigned time window for each scheduled stop to ensure timely delivery of items. Utilizes route sheets that lists predetermined stops with specific locations and pick-up time.
Records appropriate information regarding deliveries on the truck route sheet.
Understands proper specimen handling procedures to avoid contact with potential bio-hazardous materials and to maintain specimen integrity. Follows proper procedures during a spill to contain potential bio-hazardous materials and contacts proper authorities.
Receives text messages and/or phone calls to perform extra pick-ups "will-call" as required. Changing priorities and/or requesting other drivers to assist. Helps to coordinate courier services through direct contact with other courier staff members and communicating with the clients and other LGH members.
Required to drive in adverse conditions including various types of weather
Credentials:
Education or Equivalent Experience:
Ability to pass and maintain the DOT physical certification (Required)
A high school diploma or equivalent (GED) (Required)
Valid PA driver's license (Required)
Four years experience operating a motor vehicle (Required)
Two year experience operating a box truck (Preferred)
Previous warehouse experience (Preferred)
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Live Your Life's Work
We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
REQNUMBER: 287910