PATIENT TRANSPORTER (PART TIME)

Job Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Benefits

Qualifications

Skills

Benefits

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.
• Safeguards 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.

Qualifications:

• No experience necessary. Willing to train!

Skills:

• Strong communication skills
• Physical stamina and dexterity
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Pay:

$15.00 per hour.

Schedule:

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