Patient Transport Supervisor

Posting number: 26-PTSQ3.2

Department: TRANSPORT - CENTRAL - 8370

Job classification: Patient Transport Supervisor - 15514

Posting type: Open

Categories: Clerical & Data Entry, Fleet Services, Transportation, Health Care Support, Office and Administrative Support

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COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE
As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients. 

UMC is a Level I Trauma Center, home of the ONLY Verified Burn Center, and Transplant Center. In 2026, we became the FIRST and ONLY Magnet®-Recognized hospital in the state, reflecting UMC's nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.

***Full-time Opening***
Position Summary: Supervises Patient Transporters and Dispatchers, assists in developing standards and procedures, preparing production reports, training staff and performing dispatch or transport duties as needed. Examples of duties

Education/Experience:
Equivalent to graduation from high school; one (1) years of experience in hospital support operations and one (1) year of supervisory experience.

Licensing/Certification Requirements:
Basic Life support (BLS) certification

Qualifications Preferred (Recent, within the last 5 years,  Experience with the following):  

• Recent documented  one (1) year Supervisory Call Center experience within the last three (3) years
• Recent documented scheduling staff to include Shuttle Drivers, Pt Transporters.
• Recent documented experience with timekeeping (Kronos or payroll).
• Must be familiar with invoice/billing practices with various Non-emergent transportation companies, ie. AMR, Carevans Medical Transport and GMT.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products, i.e. MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. 
• MUST HAVE AVAILABILITY TO WORK NIGHTS / WEEKENDS

Supplemental informationKnowledge of:
Modern theories, principles and practices of effective supervision; office theories and principles; hazardous materials; department and hospital safety practice and procedures; patient rights; age specific patient care practices; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures.
 
Skill in:
Reading, analyzing, developing and implementing policies and procedures; allocating manpower in accordance with needs; dispatching calls; applying CPR; changing oxygen tanks; applying proper lifting techniques; using equipment such as radios, battery chargers, gurneys, carts and wheelchairs; performing basic mathematics; using computers and related software applications; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.
 
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Mobility to work in a variety of hospital environments and use standard equipment, stamina to remain standing and/or walk for extended periods of time, vision to read printed materials and computer screens, hearing and speech to communicate effectively in-person, over the telephone and over the radio. Strength and agility to exert in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.