Patient Transfer Officer - Palmerston North

Patient Transfer Officer - Palmerston North Patient Transfer Officer - Palmerston North Palmerston North Central, Manawatu Play a vital role in ensuring a safe, comfortable, and reliable transport service for Te Whatu Ora Health NZ, private hospitals, and other customers. The Patient Transfer Service workload includes planned and urgent transfers for hospitals and transport for residential care, palliative care, bariatric and air ambulance patients. Hato Hone St John provides services to Te Whatu Ora Health NZ and is the largest provider of patient transfer services in New Zealand. Duties Demonstrate interpersonal skills with a strong patient focus We have casual roles available that will be based out of Palmerston North Station - casuals can cover a variety of shift patterns and rosters. Skills & experience A full class '1' NZ drivers license, held for a minimum of 12 months with an excellent driving record First Responder qualification - we will train you up if you are new to Hato Hone St John Confident operating large vehicles and operating under lights and sirens when required Good level of physical fitness Resilient and able to work with autonomy Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong customer focus A genuine commitment to the well-being and care of others The ability to work under pressure Base salary that increases in the first year of employment plus annual increases Member discount on Goods & Services - Samsung, Torpedo 7, Harvey Norman, JB HI-FI and much more! Full comprehensive training including driving under lights and sirens, at the end of the course you will have a First Responder certificate equivalent to level 3 qualification. Those who work for Hato Hone St John are driven by the desire to help their local communities by providing essential health-related services. Our five Values - we do the Right Thing; we stand Side by Side; we Make It Better; we have Open Minds; we are Straight Up - help us to achieve our vision of 'enhanced health and well-being for all New Zealanders' Applications close on - Sunday 7th April 2024 Please ensure you submit a cover letter outlining why you believe this is the role for you! Please note: all appointments are subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks including, but not limited to physical assessment and health check. This does apply to current members as well. For clinical operations roles where you are required to drive, you will be required to meet Hato Hone St John medical standards. To learn more about these, please follow this link https://join.stjohn.org.nz/sitefiles/files/HSW5.20-Medical-Standards.pdf . We welcome and encourage diversity in our workforce and adhere to best practice equal employment opportunity principles as well as commitment to delivering equitable outcomes in all aspects of our recruitment and our ways of working. Report this job advert Don't provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. #J-18808-Ljbffr