PATIENT TRANSPORTER (PART TIME)

Job Summary

Responsibilities

Requirements

Qualifications

Skills

Benefits

Pay

Schedule

TouchPoint is hiring immediate part-time PATIENT TRANSPORTER positions at Henry Ford Saint John Hospital, 22101 Moross Road, Detroit, MI 48236. Online applications are accepted only. The schedule is part-time, with days and hours varying, and alternating weekends and holidays are required. Previous patient transportation experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Properly and safely transports patients, secures IVs, drainage tubes, etc., and secures patient.
• 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

• Previous experience in patient transportation is preferred.

Benefits

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• 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
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Pay

Fixed Pay Rate: $15.00 per hour.

Schedule

Part time schedule; Days and hours may vary. Alternating weekends and holidays are required.