Patient Transporter - Sharp Metro - Part-Time (0.8) - Evening Shift (1500-2330)

Patient Transport

AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift
Additional Shift Information: Weekend Requirements: Every Other On-Call

Required Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare)

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 Year Hospital experience or similar experience.

Essential Functions

• Practice effective communication in a demanding environment.
• Demonstrates positive interpersonal skills and attitude towards patients, visitors, physicians, coworkers, supervisor, and all hospital staff.
• Communicates relevant patient information to appropriate staff.
• Recognizes barriers to transporting and communicating with patients and their plan of care and seeks resources or options.
• Communicates incomplete transports to appropriate units and staff.
• Communicates with all team members in regards to day-to-day operations; barriers and/or obstacles for transporting.
• Safely provides patient transports utilizing correct mode of travel.
• Complies with all mobility requirements and ensures that equipment is available, stored properly, and cleaned regularly.
• Maintains the integrity of intravenous lines, suction devices, feeding tubes, etc.
• Takes action in life threatening situations and immediately notifies the licensed nurse.
• Role models and utilizes appropriate use of lift and mobilization equipment and/or aids.
• Ambulates patient utilizing the appropriate equipment or assist device.
• Aid with lateral and supine patient transfers from bed to chair, chair to bed, bed to gurney, gurney to bed, bed to bed, etc.
• Transports patient with required patient hand-off protocol.
• Maintains the log book for signing patients in and out of the morgue.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of proper body mechanics for safe transfer of patient and self.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology.