Patient Transporter - FT - Day/Evenings (1100-2330)
About the role
Start the day excited to make a difference…end the day knowing you did. Come join our team. Job Summary: Patient Transporters are responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and compassionate movement of patients within MWH and SH. They provide non-emergency transport services, assisting patients in and out of wheelchairs, stretchers, or beds, while upholding the highest standards of safety and care. Patient Transporters ensure that patients' medical equipment is properly secured during transport, and they maintain cleanliness and safety throughout the process. As frontline members of the patient care team, Patient Transporters play a crucial role in enhancing patient experience, quality of care, and patient flow. Beyond their physical duties, they provide comfort and security to patients, helping to ease anxiety and ensure a smooth transport experience. Their attention to detail, empathy, and professionalism are key to delivering exceptional patient care.
Responsibilities
- Transports patients to and from different departments and areas within the healthcare facility via wheelchair, stretcher, or hospital bed (e.g. transport for admissions, diagnostic and procedural services, unit-to-unit transfers, and discharges).
- Provides safe patient handling by using proper transfer and lift devices, while employing safe body mechanics during patient transfers and transport of both the patient and equipment.
- Secures patient’s medical equipment (e.g., IV lines, pumps, monitors, oxygen tanks, etc.) during transport, maintaining cleanliness and safety throughout the process.
- Identifies patient’s fall risk and implements general patient fall reduction strategies (e.g., bed in low position, bed/chair alarm, call bell within patient’s reach, etc.) before, during and after completion of transport.
- Cleans and disinfects patient