Patient Transport- 20 Hours

About the role

Provide transportation of patients, visitors, belongings, and equipment throughout the hospital including to physicians’ offices in order to ensure timely arrival.

Essential duties & responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Manager, provides transportation of patients.
• Refer to log and determine method of transportation needed and follow through.
• Upon telephone request, deliver or pick up patients in a prompt courteous manner.
• Assist clinical personnel in transferring patients to or from beds or chairs or stretchers.
• Responsible for hourly medical trip.
• Report to all assigned areas in Nursing Departments in order to deliver/pick up inpatient or outpatient needs (specimens, cultures, bloods, non-narcotic meds, pharmacy requisitions, etc.).
• Responds to all stat requests from OR and Nursing Units within ten (10) minutes (stat bloods, cultures, oncology requests).
• Responsible for the mail throughout the Hospital.
• Sort all mail and file according to department.
• Responsible for flower, fruit basket and package delivery for patients and Hospital employees.
• Responsible for all requests from General Stores, Equipment Room, and Radiology at specified times.
• Responsibilities include stocking and cleaning the precaution carts on the nursing units.
• Stocks precaution carts daily.
• Cleans precaution carts every weekend.
• Plans time away from work appropriately:
  • Arrives and leaves at designated times
  • Uses unplanned earned time appropriately.
• Performs other duties as required.
• Participates in annual safety review.
• Assist with yearly employees’ evaluations.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent preferred
• Heart Saver certification required within 60 days of hire date from American Heart Association or Red Cross
• 0-1 year of experience
• Consistently promote a culture of Wellbeing, Empathy, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Equity as outlined in the organization's WE CARE values.

Pay

$17.00 - $22.88 per hour