PATIENT TRANSPORTER (FULL TIME)

Job Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Benefits for Our Team Members

Qualifications

Skills

Benefits

Pay

Schedule

• About the role: Patient Transporter
• Facilitating Internal Hospital Patient Moves

Responsible for the safe, timely and accurate transport of patients, medical equipment and patient-related items to their destinations.

• 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.

Qualifications

No experience necessary. Willing to train!

Skills

None specifically listed, but requires ability to transport patients safely and effectively.

Benefits

• Full-time and part-time positions are offered the following benefits: Retirement Plan, Associate Shopping Program, Health and Wellness Programs, Discount Marketplace, Identify Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, and 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 to associates: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance/AD, Disability Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Pay

$16.00 per hour to $16.50 per hour.

Schedule

Full time schedule. 7:00 am to 3:30 pm or 1:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Days may vary. Further details upon interview.