PATIENT TRANSPORTER

Mission Statement

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Job Summary

Heavy, physical, and busy work that requires frequent, clear communication with co-workers and a good attendance record. You will be on your feet most of your shift and need to lift, pull, and push without restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Transporting patients on stretchers, beds, or by wheelchair with some patients weighing over 300 lbs
• Ability to effectively and positively work with patients that may be ill
• Transferring patients to/from beds, stretchers, wheelchairs
• Transporting equipment
• Transporting paperwork
• Transporting lab specimens
• Trips to/from other hospital departments
• Cleaning wheelchairs and stretcher as needed for patient care use
• Making stretchers with clean linen
• Keeping log of transports, and signing in and out on log
• Notifying clinical staff as needed for patient care needs, including when Lift Team assistance is required
• Immediately responding as part of MPU team to unexpected and emergent situations

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED equivalent, or combination of education and experience
• Ability to transport without physical restriction
• Ability to multi-task effectively
• Ability to communicate clearly and positively via verbal, written, and electronic means to patients, families, and co-workers
• Ability to lift, pull and push without restrictions

Why Join Michigan Medicine?

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world's most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

Benefits

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

Schedule

40 hours per week, variable hours, Monday through Friday. 6:30am - 3pm.

Union Affiliation

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the AFSCME union, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.