PATIENT TRANSPORTER (FULL TIME AND PART TIME)

About the role

Make a difference in the lives of people, your community, and yourself. At Crothall Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, you'll join a culture built on caring for people and creating a true sense of belonging. Our careers are filled with purpose and empower you to transform healthcare experiences while building lasting relationships. Crothall provides specialized, high-quality, innovative support services exclusively to the healthcare industry. As the market leader in Environmental Services (EVS), we support nearly 1,300 accounts, many of which are ranked among the nation's top hospitals. With nearly 30,000 team members, we hold ourselves to high standards of detail, safety, and excellence. We empower and uplift each other by working together, take responsibility for doing the right thing, and believe there is no limit to our potential when we grow together across Environmental Services, Patient Transportation, Patient Observation, Facilities Management, Healthcare Technology Solutions, Ambulatory Services, and Sterile Processing.

Location: Inova Alexandria Hospital - 4320 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22304

Pay Rate: $17.00 per hour (fixed)

Schedule

• Full time and part time schedules available
• Monday - Friday, rotating weekends
• Hours may vary
• Further details upon interview

Responsibilities

• Properly and safely transports patients, secures IVs, drainage tubes, etc., and secures patient
• In accordance with the transportation of patients, uses wheelchairs and other approved rolling stock to carry out the essential duties of the position
• Demonstrates competency in transporting all specific age groups
• Ensures the safe, timely and accurate transport of patients to their destination using the proper requested equipment
• Communicates effectively with nursing personnel, clinicians, technicians or reception and dispatch
• Ensures the comfort of the patient by being attentive. Offers blankets, checks modesty and only engages in appropriate conversation involving patients. Never transports patients in severe pain
• Alerts nursing staff immediately to any signs of patient distress or equipment malfunction
• Maintains equipment and reports equipment needing repairs
• Complies with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state and JCAHO
• Adheres to facility confidentiality and patient's rights policy as outlined in the facilities HIPPA policies and procedures
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• No experience necessary - willing to train!

Benefits

Full-time and part-time positions are offered the following benefits:

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Other voluntary benefits including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program

Full-time positions also offer the following benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/AD
• Disability Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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