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Courier: Float

Posted 14 Days Ago
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Aurora, CO
19-28
Entry level
Aurora, CO
19-28
Entry level
The Courier: Float will transport medical specimens, ensure delivery integrity, maintain the vehicle, and communicate with dispatch, exhibiting professional customer service skills.
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Department:

60315 WI ACL Laboratories - WI Logistics

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Would need to be flexible to float on routes that are 1st and 2nd shift M-F. Would know routine schedule weeks in advance. Earliest start time is 0600 and latest start time is 1400. Would need to be available as a paid on-call courier every 3rd or 4th weekend as backup in case of call off.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Transports and delivers medical specimens, materials, laboratory results, mail, and supplies to clients using proper procedures and safety precautions.
  • Ensures that all specimens are properly collected, stored, transported and then delivered throughout the route, while keeping specimen integrity and meeting critical hospital turnaround times.
  • Pickups and delivers to designated route. Ensures adherence to assigned courier schedule, assuming responsibility for additions to schedule as directed.
  • Communicates regularly with the dispatch team in ensuring all additions for will call services are completed and in providing information on completed supply deliveries.
  • Documents completed supply deliveries and any other information for quality assurance/improvement according to established protocol.
  • Assists in result sorting and resolves any issues with ensuring a timely delivery of results.
  • Acts in a prompt, friendly, and professional manner and maintains good relations with laboratory clients.
  • Maintains scheduled maintenance, clean appearance and upkeep of vehicle.
  • Assists in improving the quality and efficiency of laboratory procedures and workflow processes, and makes adjustments as necessary.


Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

  • A valid drivers license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.


Education Required:

  • No Formal Education.


Experience Required:

  • No experience required.


Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

  • Driving record must meet Aurora fleet safety standards
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with a variety of clients and staff.
  • Excellent customer service and communication skills.
  • Familiarity with local area streets and addresses, with the ability to navigate and read maps and/or directions.
  • Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Must be detail oriented with the ability to multi-task.
  • Basic computer skills.


Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

  • Must be able to sit, stand, walk, and get in and out of a vehicle for the majority of the workday. Must be able to bend and stoop throughout the workday.
  • Frequently lifts and carries up to 10 lbs.; occasionally will be required to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
  • Occasionally push/pull a 4-wheeled cart with up to 30 lbs. of force; frequently push/pull a 2-wheeled hand truck with up to 50 lbs. of force.
  • Occasionally will be required to reach overhead during the course of daily activities.
  • Must have the ability to work a flexible schedule that may include alternate/ multiple site assignments and weekends.
  • Position requires extensive travel, will be exposed to severe road and weather hazards.
  • Must have the ability to handle stressful situations in a calm and professional manner.
  • Will be exposed to potentially hazardous and/or infectious materials; therefore, protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary.
  • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.


This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Pay Range

$18.50 - $27.75

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health 

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

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