Central Transport Aide

About the role

Under general supervision and according to established procedures, transports patients, mail, medical records, laboratory specimens, equipment and patient-related materials to all areas within the hospital complex. Operates service elevators and maintains transport vehicles according to procedure. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, and demonstrate the core Success Factors: Instill Trust, Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus, and Collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients by wheelchair or stretcher to assigned areas within the hospital complex.
• Transfers patients to and from transport vehicles with direction and/or assistance from nursing personnel.
• Collects laboratory specimens, medical records, x-rays, lab reports, prescriptions and medications (not governed by special controls) and distributes them to appropriate areas; transports special or start materials as assigned.
• Moves equipment on wheels and/or other moderately heavy equipment and materials such as hospital beds, carts, cardiac monitors and supplies.
• Collects mail and interdepartmental correspondence from mailroom and other departments; distributes as assigned.
• Rotates with other aides in operating service elevators used for the transportation of patients, equipment and supplies.
• Collects and returns transport vehicles to appropriate areas; prepares same for patient use by changing linen, replacing IV poles, etc.
• Maintains a written log of all assignments, recording department, items or patients transported and times of initiation and completion for presentation to supervisor at end of shift.

Minimum Qualifications

• Basic Knowledge: Secondary school level education; verbal and writing skills in English to understand instructions and maintain a daily log; visual acuity to check name bracelets, envelopes, etc.
• Experience: Between two and four weeks on-the-job training.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Exposure to patient environment; takes standard precautions as directed by nursing personnel when transporting barrier patients.
• Subject to seasonal temperature variations and occasional exposure to unpleasant weather when transporting patients or materials to areas not accessible by tunnels.
• Occasional exposure to unpleasant odors when transporting specimens.
• Physical ability to stand and walk almost continuously; lift, carry and push patients and moderately heavy materials.