Patient Transport, PRN

About the role

Join Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital and experience world‑class healthcare at its best. As a Patient Transporter you play an essential role in helping patients receive the care they need by providing transportation to and from various areas throughout the hospital, ensuring patients feel comfortable throughout the process. This position offers a unique way to gain hands‑on experience in a fast‑paced and innovative healthcare setting while making a difference in the lives of both patients and fellow caregivers.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to and from clinical, ancillary and support areas using wheelchairs, stretchers or beds, including patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips and special equipment.
• Transfer patients to and from beds, wheelchairs or stretchers.
• Transport patients during discharge to the hospital lobby.
• Ensure proper oxygen levels in tanks before transporting patients.
• Approach and aid patients and visitors.
• Verify and confirm standard precautions and correct patient identification by comparing pager information and patient wristband, obtaining the correct medical chart, and verifying the proper mode of transportation.
• Disinfect and maintain equipment.
• Perform environmental and safety checks, identify malfunctioning equipment, document findings and report malfunctioning equipment.
• Move and deliver equipment and linen carts.
• Complete three months of on‑the‑job training to learn multiple hospital and clinic locations, special procedures, patient and safety emergency procedures, and proper body mechanics to safely move patients.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Physical requirements: full range of body motion, handling of patients, manual and finger dexterity, eye/hand coordination, normal or corrected vision and hearing, ability to move/transport 100 lb or more, and exposure to communicable disease. Physical demand exceeds Light Work.
• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay

Hourly rate: $16.50 (minimum and maximum). The displayed range reflects the anticipated range for new hires; actual compensation will consider work history, experience, skill set, and education. The range does not include shift differentials, overtime, or the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package.

Schedule

PRN (as needed) caregiver working varying hours, Monday through Sunday.