Truck Driver-Courier (FT, Day/Evening Rotation)

Job Title

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Position 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.

Duties

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 and 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

The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:

Organizes items for delivery during stops.

Maintains appearance and condition of the truck. Fills and maintains proper fuel levels in the truck

Avoids traffic, construction and other route issues through knowledge of the area and alternate routes.

Reports all existing and potential problems with the truck to the resource team leader or supervisor.

Perform other duties as required.

Minimum Required Qualifications

Ability to pass and maintain the DOT physical certification.

A high school diploma or equivalent GED.

Valid PA drivers license.

Four years experience operating a motor vehicle

Two year experience operating a box truck preferred.

Previous warehouse experience preferred.

Cognitive Requirements

ATTENTION CONCENTRATION ? The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others:

The position requires the ability to attend to a specific stimulus without being distracted by extraneous environmental stimuli. The individual must be able to attend to environmental detail with the ability to separate essential from non-essential or irrelevant stimuli. The attention skills required are generally considered to be automatic--passive, but focused with an intact capacity for select perception.

NEW LEARNING AND MEMORY ? The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material:

Demands on memory and for processing new information are minimal. The individual must have the ability to understand or carry out simple instructions.

PROBLEM SOLVING, REASONING AND CREATIVE THINKING ? The following level of ability that is essential for the jobholder to think in order to solve a problem by combining two or more elements from past experience or imaginative thought:

The requirement for autonomous problem solving or creativity of thought in the position is minimal. Problems encountered tend to involve a few concrete variables in or from standardized situations. Typically involves adhering to a chart or set procedure.

TEMPERAMENTS: The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job?worker situations. These items describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act:

Repetitive work: Ability to continuously perform the same type of work for extended periods of time, according to set procedures, sequence or pace.

Working within tolerances, set limits or standards: Ability to adapt to situations requiring the precise attainment of set limits, tolerances, or standards; to be precise, thorough, exacting, or meticulous in regard to material worked; or in activities such as numerical determinations, record preparation, or inspecting.

Communication: Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts and technical information.

Interpersonal relations: Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive of others.

Equipment Usage Requirements

Equipment Tools: large box truck, hand truck, electric hand truck, cell phone, telephone, hand held scanner

Physical Requirements

Rarely 0-10%; Occasionally 11-35%; Frequently 36-70%; Continuously 71-100%

Body Position Movement:

Sit: Frequently

Stand: Rarely

Walk: Frequently

Bend: Rarely

Push: Occasionally

Pull: Occasionally

Kneel Squat: Rarely

Reach: Frequently

Twist: Rarely

Balance: Rarely

Climb: Occasionally

Lifting: Degree of physical exertion is:

Moderate, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Sensory Abilities specifically required:

Vision

Hearing

Physical Environment

WORKING CONDITIONS: Position involves exposure to the following harmful elements:

Blood borne Pathogens

Chemicals

Extreme Noise Levels

Extreme Temperatures

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be a reflection of those principal job elements essential for recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for establishing performance standards. The percentages of time spent performing job duties are estimates, and should not be considered absolute. The incumbent shall perform all other functions and or be cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this job in part or in whole. Incumbent must be able to perform all job functions safely.

Credentials

Driver's License (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience

H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)

Other

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