Driver - Central Sterile Supply
About The Position
Work where every moment matters. Every day, over 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. The Greater Manchester Region has approximately 2,500 employees. It includes Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 249-bed community hospital, Rockville General, a campus of Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 102-bed facility, a large multispecialty provider group and visiting nurse services. The Greater Manchester Region serves a region of 300,000 people in 19 towns. POSITION SUMMARY: Loads and transports both soiled and sterile items between the Manchester Hospital, Rockville Hospital and the Sterile Processing Unit located in Vernon. Reports to the Manager of the Sterile Processing Department.
Requirements
- A general knowledge of safe handling practice when picking up, transporting and physically handling bio-hazardous equipment is required.
- This position requires the employee drive and sit for a significant portion of the work day, and do a significant amount of lifting and carrying of tote bins weighing up to 50 pounds.
- A flexible mannerism is desirable because the location to which they will drive to next can change rapidly due to the sterile equipment needs of each hospital which is predicated by their patient and surgical flow.
- Reading, writing and speaking English is necessary in order to understand urgent verbal re-route instructions and to communicate with members of Sterile Processing and other units within each Hospital.
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license (appropriate as outlined in the Eastern Connecticut Health Network’s Environment of Care Safety Policies and Procedures #110) maintain a driving record free of any violations and pass a safe driving educational program upon hire and annually thereafter.
- The employee must have a valid Drivers license and a safe driving record that is absent any major violations such as DWI and speeding.
Responsibilities
- Loads and transports both soiled and sterile items between the Manchester Hospital, Rockville Hospital and the Sterile Processing Unit located in Vernon.
- Determining their daily driving schedule taking into consideration the volume of equipment used and the quantity of equipment available to each Hospital
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
