Courier II - Full Time - Day

Courier II

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

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

Responsibilities

• Picks up and delivers materials from Distribution to departments throughout the Cancer Center and HMH facilities.
• Returns used unused supplies to the Medical Center.
• Patient escort/transportation to and from the inpatient units, Radiation, and Radiology.
• 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 ensuring HIPAA 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.
• As applicable performs daily checking/documenting of refrigerator temperatures following policy. Report all discrepancies to the 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 HMH 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 and supplies to Apartments for Transplant program daily.
• Pickup of lab specimens and brings them to the lab.
• Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center`s Organizational Competencies.
• Lifts a minimum of 50 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 100 lbs., and stands a minimum of 8 hours a day.

Qualifications

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Prior experience transporting equipment and supplies.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• Valid New Jersey driver`s license.

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

Compensation Minimum rate of $17.57 Hourly HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

• Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
• Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
• Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
• Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
• Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
• Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
• Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.

Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts. In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.