Patient Transport Aide - Per Diem - Day

Responsibilities

• Moves patients between their beds on either a stretcher or wheelchair according to the guidelines and procedures.
• Use the two hospital patient identifiers (name and date of birth) both verbally and by visual checking of the patient ID band.
• Pay careful attention to the IV bag and other assistive devices when moving the patient.
• Adhere to and comply with infection and safety practices.
• Ensure the maintenance of the patient's confidentiality and privacy.
• Collaborates with nursing staff to ensure appropriate movement and transport of patient.
• Handles and delivers patients' chart according to hospital and department policies.
• Deliver and pick up clean and dirty instruments to and from SPD.
• Deliver specimens or pick up required items from Laboratory/Pathology, Radiology, and Medical Records.
• Deliver patient belongings to appropriate clinical area as directed by the supervisor.
• During down times, maintain O2 stock by safely collecting and storing oxygen per hospital rooms.
• At the direction of the charge nurse, stock patient rooms according to established PAR levels.
• Clean unoccupied stretchers.
• Pick up supplies/equipment as requested.
• Handle other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Entry level position. On the job training will be provided by the Team Leader and Patient Transport staff.
• Must be able to support and push patients of various body conditions (weights ranging from 100 lbs to 300+ lbs).
• Must be able to work with the paging system that allows the facility to track the movement of the patients and the transport staff.