Summary
Job Description:
Lead TransporterFull Time, First ShiftThe Lead Transporter coordinates the daily activities of the hospital transport team while ensuring safe and efficient movement of patients and equipment throughout the facility. This role assists with staff training, supports operational workflow, monitors productivity, and ensures compliance with hospital safety standards and procedures.
ResponsibilitiesCoordinate daily activities of the transport team during assigned shifts
Perform patient transport and lift team duties as needed
Assist with training and onboarding of new transport staff
Manage staffing needs, including covering shortages and coordinating call-ins
Distribute workload and redirect staff during high-volume periods
Monitor transport productivity and address workflow bottlenecks
Assist with Epic patient tracking system, reporting, and troubleshooting
Maintain department equipment, supplies, and inventory
Communicate operational issues and updates to leadership
Promote a safe environment by following hospital safety and infection control policies
High School Diploma or GED required
Less than one year of related experience required
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Must obtain BLS through the American Heart Association within 90 days of hire
Ability to coordinate staff workflow and communicate effectively with hospital departments
Ability to safely transport patients and operate hospital transport equipment
Full-Time: 32–40 hours per week
Health, Vision, Dental, and Pet Insurance
Life Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Identity Theft Protection
Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
Company Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
Paid Time Off available upon hire
Bereavement Leave (including pets)
PTO Sell Back Program
Compassionate Leave Sharing Program
Employee Support Fund
Retirement Plan with Company Match
Work Experience
Education
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.Skills Required
- High School Diploma or GED
- Less than one year of related experience
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Ability to coordinate staff workflow
- Ability to safely transport patients
What We Do
Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of nine hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 400 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky in a joint venture with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana. Baptist Health employs more than 23,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has nearly 1,500 providers, including more than 750 physicians and more than 740 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. Learn more at BaptistHealth.com.
