Patient Transporter- (Part Time/Evenings)

About the role

Transports patients and equipment throughout the hospital and clinics via wheelchair or gurney. Join our team as a Patient Transporter and help patients get where they need to go safely, comfortably, and with compassion—no clinical license required.

Responsibilities

• Assists floor staff with patient transfers to and from mode of transport.
• Transports patients, belongings, and deceased to and from assigned departments.
• Assists patients in and out of vehicles and transport equipment.
• Lifts and maneuvers patients using proper body mechanics and equipment, as needed.
• Transports specific patient care equipment, specialty carts, and beds to requesting departments.
• Assists with equipment management by identifying those needing cleaning and repair.
• Transports soiled equipment to the appropriate cleaning area and broken equipment to Biomed for repairs.
• Cleans soiled patient care equipment and stages for redistribution.
• Maintains wheelchair availability in assigned staging locations.
• Maintains eye contact, acknowledges and greets patients, and communicates the transport destination.
• Interacts with patients in a professional manner, avoiding idle conversation that excludes the patient.
• Collaborates with other healthcare team members to facilitate patient care and services.
• Receives patient and equipment transport assignments via smartphone.
• Properly identifies patients prior to transport and ensures they have an identification band.
• Uses technology system for patient and equipment transports.
• Utilizes the Delay and Postpone function within the technology system to identify process delays in transportation of patients and/or equipment.
• Issues rental equipment and logs equipment when distributing.
• Adheres to the Geisinger Patient Transport/Nursing Handoff Guidelines.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED) (Required)
• Minimum of 1 year related work experience (Preferred)

Pay

$15.25 minimum hiring rate with increased rates for experienced individuals and up to $2 shift differentials for evening, nights, and weekend shifts.

Schedule

Part time, 20 hours per week, evenings (2nd shift) 3:00 pm–11:00 pm with weekends and holidays rotation.

Benefits

• Full benefits (health, dental, and vision) starting on day one, including domestic partners.
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents.
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA).
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions.
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly.
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year.
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive.
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay, and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for loved ones.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, and pet care. Access to free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools, and more.
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life, and pet and legal insurance.

This position qualifies for a $1,250 sign-on bonus paid in two installments. Certain stipulations do apply.

Geisinger offers up to $40,000 in financial support to become a nurse for eligible candidates.