Patient Flow Coordinator - Centralized Transport

Facility:

Cox Health South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department:1156 Centralized Patient Transport SGFScheduled Weekly

Hours:

0

Hours:

10:00 PM - 6:30 AM

Work Shift:

Night Shift (United States of America)
Cox Health is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. Cox Health has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.

Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.

Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.

Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).Benefits Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
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Description:

Responsible for the effective daily coordination and monitoring of Patient Transportation services in a hospital environment through timely and accurate dispatch, management of customer transportation requests and efficient assignments of transport personnel utilizing the software applications. Ensure positive patient, requestor and transporter satisfaction by providing excellent customer service on the floor or on the phone. If resources are available, the dispatcher may be asked to assist with patient transports during high volume times.

Education:

Required:

High school diploma or equivalent

Experience:

Required:

6 months of patient transport or related hospital experience

Skills:

Organizational skills necessary to plan, organize, coordinate and direct the activities of transport requests and staff productivity Basic computer skills; ability to troubleshoot system problems related to computer or software systems and initiate internal or external resolution to system issues Analytical ability to constantly evaluate task and personnel status; interpret demand and response times in accordance with patient acuity and personnel availability Mental ability to provide excellent judgment for problem solving related to response time and performance of staff coordination of activities related to Patient Transportation Services;

enforcement of policies under emergency or stressful situations Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to interact, motivate and communicate with a wide range of staff and hospital personnel in a professional manner; guest relation’s skills must be strong, genuine and noticeable Flexible work schedule

Licensure/Certification /Registration: N/A