Patient Transport--CRC/Flex Team

Transports patients to/from nursing and ancillary areas as required and transports medically related supplies and specimens to appropriate units.

Minimum Qualifications

• Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• One (1) year customer service or general clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients and performs courier duties within the hospital.
• Assists clinical personnel to transport patients as needed.
• Utilizes safety measures and proper body mechanics appropriate to the ages of the patients served when transporting patients.
• Identifies patients appropriate to the ages of patients served before transporting according to Patient Transport Policy.
• Greets and introduces self to patient appropriate to the ages of patients served in a friendly, courteous manner.
• Maintains constant contact with other transporters via the use of Avaya phones.
• Displays a positive attitude with visitors and co-workers according to the standards of conduct policy.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
• Utilizes proper telephone etiquette at all times.
• Documents patient arrival and departure time on log sheet.
• Immediately labels and takes faulty equipment to Maintenance Department for repair.
• Inspects environment to identify safety hazards and reports appropriately.
• Takes faulty equipment out of service immediately.
• Follows proper procedures for transporting equipment, supplies, and specimens.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, turning, and reaching.
• Ability to lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds and push/pull over 50 pounds.

Working Environment

• Exposure to patient hostility and bloodborne pathogens.
• Usage of foot controls.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously.
• Efficiency in processing verbal information, either in written or spoken form.
• Some independent thought, planning, or origination of options and solutions.
• Ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem-solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36

Shift: Varied