Patient Transporter

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards, and safety standards.
• Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
• Transports patients and their personal records to and from nursing units, clinical ancillary, and support department areas throughout the hospital using wheelchairs and stretchers.
• Ensures each patient is transported in a safe and dignified manner in accordance with hospital policy.
• Fulfills pick-up processes applicable in each ancillary area serviced.
• Accurately enters transport activities data and completes the manual.
• Notifies nursing personnel, clinicians, technicians, or reception upon arrival for patient.
• Verifies correct patient identification using the 2 patient identifiers, verifies proper mode of transportation, and confirms standard precautions through proper hand-off procedures.
• Retrieves and delivers specimens and cultures from nursing units or procedure areas to various clinical areas throughout the hospital.
• Cleans, sanitizes, and accounts for transportation equipment. Ensures all equipment is in operating condition. This may require operator maintenance.
• Stores equipment in designated areas.
• Affords assistance to nursing personnel in bedding patients or moving patients from the bed into a wheelchair or onto a stretcher.
• Consults with nursing and communicates effectively with patients, staff, visitors, and other hospital personnel and with supervisor regularly regarding problems.

Minimal Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience: 1-2 years work experience with public preferred; experience in a hospital/clinic setting preferred.
• Licenses and Certifications: CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 Days required. Additional unit/specialty certifications may vary by department or business unit.

Pay

This position has a hiring range of USD $18.00 - USD $29.74 /Hr.