Patient Transporter

About the role

The Patient Transporter at Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga provides essential assistance and transportation for patients and related items across the hospital campus, ensuring a highly customer-sensitive and seamless experience.

Key responsibilities include:

• Safely and efficiently transport inpatients internally to and from various hospital departments, including radiology, cardiology, and other designated locations.
• Utilize TeleTracking transportation software to schedule and track patient movements, ensuring timely and accurate patient transfers.
• Operate standard hospital equipment, including beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs, with proficiency and care.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment for patients during transport.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and hospital staff to ensure smooth and efficient patient transfers.
• Transport medical equipment, supplies, and other materials to and from designated locations within the hospital as needed.

Responsibilities

• Safely and efficiently transport in-patients internally to and from various hospital departments as needed, including: Patient testing areas (e.g., radiology, cardiology, etc.), Other designated locations within the hospital
• Utilize TeleTracking transportation software to schedule and track patient movements, ensuring timely and accurate patient transfers
• Operate standard hospital equipment, including beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs, with proficiency and care.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment for patients during transport
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and hospital staff to ensure smooth and efficient patient transfers
• Transport medical equipment, supplies, and other materials to and from designated locations within the hospital as needed.

Requirements

• High School Graduate, upon hire
• AHA Basic Life Support - CPR within 30 days of employment

Preferred

• Former experience in a healthcare setting

Qualifications

• High School Graduate, upon hire

Skills

• Strong commitment to patient safety
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Attention to detail
• Efficiency in performing duties
• Highest standards of care and professionalism

Benefits

CommonSpirit Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefits, and more. For more information, please visit our Total Rewards page.

Pay

The posted compensation range for this role is $15.00 - $20.33 per hour, reflecting the lowest and highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting.

Schedule

Varies

Shift

Varies

Remote

No

Category

Medical Transportation