Patient Transporter - CRC/Flex Team

About the role

This position involves transporting patients and performing courier duties within the hospital. The role also includes assisting clinical personnel to transport patients as needed, identifying patients according to the Patient Transport Policy, greeting and introducing oneself to patients in a friendly manner, maintaining confidentiality of patient information, and reporting safety hazards.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients and performs courier duties within the hospital.
• Assists clinical personnel to transport patients as needed.
• Utilizes safety measures and proper body mechanics appropriate to the ages of the patients served when transporting patients.
• Identifies patients appropriate to the ages of patients served before transporting according to Patient Transport Policy.
• Greets and introduces self to patient appropriate to the ages of patients served in a friendly, courteous manner.
• Displays a positive attitude with visitors and co-workers according to the standards of conduct policy.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
• Utilizes proper telephone etiquette at all times.
• Documents patient arrival and departure time on log sheet.
• Immediately labels and takes faulty equipment to Maintenance Department for repair.
• Inspects environment to identify safety hazards and reports appropriately.
• Takes faulty equipment out of service immediately.
• Fulfills other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire.
• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• One (1) year customer service or general clinical experience.

Qualifications

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, turning, and reaching. Ability to lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds and push/pull over 50 pounds.

Skills

• Ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously.
• Efficiency in processing of verbal information, either in written or spoken form is a major requirement and prerequisite of the job.
• Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and solutions is necessary.
• Ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36
Shift Varied (United States of America)

Company Information

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.