Patient Transport Technician II

Responsibilities

• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Performs all duties following continuous quality improvement principles and observes the principles of a high-reliability organization.
• Provides a quality service, performs to quality standards, and meets customer and company metrics.
• Picks up, cleans, and processes all equipment, preparing it for patient-ready use, following all manufacturer and hospital protocols.
• Provides efficient transportation of the patients, including assistance with transfer to and from bed, wheelchair, stretcher-chair, or stretcher, and positioning.
• Affords assistance with ambulation to and from wheelchairs and with positioning.
• Transports patients to the requested destination without assistance.
• Uses appropriate equipment to transfer and transport.
• Obtains Ticket to Ride and confirms patient condition with clinical staff before departure.
• Ensures appropriate distribution of patient transportation equipment.
• Maintains allotted equipment levels per unit.
• Recognizes equipment needing repair, labels it properly, and delivers it to plant operations.
• Retrieves and delivers patient equipment (telemetry monitor pack, IV pumps).
• Observes patients’ condition for signs, symptoms, and unusual occurrences.
• Able to recognize and act during an emergency.
• Ensures patient safety by observing patients frequently and taking necessary safety precautions.
• Secures patient in a wheelchair, stretcher-chair, stretcher, or bed.
• Identifies appropriate attachment of medical equipment to a wheelchair, stretcher-chair, stretcher, or bed.

Qualifications

• Required: Six (6) months of customer service experience.
• Preferred: Previous experience in an acute care facility.

Skills

• Customer Service
• Transportation
• Equipment Cleaning
• Emergency Response
• Medical Equipment Attachment

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans
• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Benefits such as Critical Care Coverage

Pay

• SALARY RANGE: 16.57 - 24.86

Schedule

• Days