Patient Transporter
Brown University Health · Newport, RI · 3 wk ago
Healthcare$18–$25.82/hrPart-time
Summary
Transports child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients to and from all areas/departments requiring patient transport, using wheelchairs and stretchers.Responsibilities
- Maintains current CPR certification.
- Participates in departmental and/or interdepartmental quality improvement activities.
- Utilizes SBAR hand-off report sheet when transporting patients from unit to unit.
- Informs nursing staff of the patient leaving the nursing unit and confirms mode of transportation.
- Obtains the patient’s chart from the nursing units for those procedures where appropriate.
- Greets patient, verifies patient’s identification (name & date of birth) and checks patient Identiband.
- Informs the patient of where he/she is being transported.
- Assists the patients into wheelchairs or onto stretchers, utilizing appropriate equipment to meet individual and age specific needs:
- Child - Transports with assistance, utilizing crib
- Affirms the patients are properly dressed in hospital gowns for test and/or procedures prior to leaving the nursing units.
- Returns the patient to room following completion of procedure or examination, informing appropriate staff.
- Informs nursing personnel immediately of any change in the patient’s condition.
- Demonstrates use of hospital approved paging system. Responds to pages in a timely manner. Responds to outlying areas for RRT or Code Blue with a stretcher.
- Makes and delivers special order food trays for patients on the evening shift.
- Monitors IV pumps to ensure proper operation and informs nursing personnel if not functioning properly.
- Handles urinary drainage bags properly while transporting patients.
- Affirms the adequacy of supply of oxygen during transport. Replaces filled oxygen tanks to units as needed.
- Checks wheelchairs and stretchers for maintenance issues and brings them to the Facilities work room.
- Cleans transport equipment after each use with hospital-approved environmental cleaner.
- Affords assistance with a difficult transport via smooth movers where lifting help is required.
- Affirms the patient’s side rails are raised on stretchers at all times.
- Affirms the patient’s feet are placed securely on foot pedals when in wheelchairs.
- Transports patients to Outpatient areas (Borden-Carey, Wound Clinic, IV Therapy, etc.).
- Delivers reports, supplies, films, specimens, etc. throughout the hospital as requested.
Minimum Qualifications
- Current CPR certification.
- High School Diploma or Equivalent.
- Requires the ability to read, write and follow specific instruction.