PATIENT TRANSPORTER (FULL TIME)

Job Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Benefits

Qualifications

Skills

Pay

Schedule

• About the role

Patient Transporter Facilitating Internal Hospital Patient Moves

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

Essential Duties and 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.
• Alerls 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.

Fixed Pay Rate: $13.50 per hour.

Benefits:

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• IDentify Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• other voluntary benefits including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/AD
• Disability Insurance
• Commute rB Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Qualifications:

Prior customer service experience required.

Skills:

• Customer Service
• Transportation
• Communication
• Equipment Operation
• First Aid/CPR

Pay:

$13.50 per hour.

Schedule:

Full time schedule. Hours and days may vary. Further details upon interview.