Job Summary:

The LifeFlight Fleet, Logistics, and Supply Coordinator independently works to coordinate, organize, and maintain the ambulance and support vehicle fleet, equipment, and medical supplies for all divisions (Critical Care and Ground Transport, Event Medicine, Emergency Communications and Transport Coordination). Responsible for meeting the department requirements for an active AEMT or Paramedic, to maximize knowledge as it relates to the positions daily requirements but additionally must be prepared for to support the departments clinical needs in the event of an urgent circumstance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Actively participates with other members of the healthcare team to provide direct patient care.
• Transports patients via various modes of transportation while providing quality ALS and Critical Care management to all ages.
• Responds to emergency requests within Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt sponsored or other contracted events.
• Utilizes the problem solving model to independent resolve patient problems and follow through with HCT to implement solutions.
• Identifies patient and unit problems and finds solutions to resolve problems and follows through to implement solutions.
• Effectively communicates patient handover to the health care team.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
• Actively monitors, plans, organizes, and maintains the ambulance and support vehicle fleet to ensure a constant state of response readiness, while maximizing safety, quality and efficiency.
• Actively monitors, plans, organizes, and maintains the departments equipment and supplies to ensure a constant state of response readiness, while maximizing safety, quality and efficiency.
• Develops and maintains high quality mission specific collaborative working relationships with all internal and external key stake holders to ensure service excellence.

Department/Unit Summary:

Vanderbilt LifeFlight provides solutions for all emergency medical transport needs.LifeFlight will transport a patient to any medicall appropiate hospital, and our crews have access to the region's only Level I Trauma Center, Burn Center and Children's Hospital, all at Vanderbilt. LifeFlight is a key part of a trauma system that includes pre-hospital care, definitive care, rehabilitation and injury prevention. We are nationally recognized for quality and safety. Vanderbilt LifeFlight was named the 2020 Program of the Year by the Association of Air Medical Services.

Position Shift:

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Organizational Impact: Independently performs non-routine tasks that significantly impact team and other related teams.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Gathers and analyzes data to solve problems that arise with little or no precedent.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Applies advanced job knowledge and has developed a breadth of skills in other areas.
• Team Interaction: Serves as a lead for the team by providing expertise and guidance to team members.

CORE CAPABILITIES:

SUPPORTING COLLEAGUES (S4):

• Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
• Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
• Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.

DELIVERING EXCELLENT SERVICES (S4):

• Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
• Solves Complex Problems Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
• Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.

ENSURING HIGH QUALITY (S4):

• Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
• Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
• Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.

MANAGING RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY (S4):

• Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
• Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
• Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.

FOSTERING INNOVATION (S4):

• Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
• Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges
• Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.