Transport Aide
About the role
Responsible for providing non-nursing patient support services including transporting patients, laboratory specimens, and equipment, morgue runs, errands and deliveries, and maintaining a safe and suitable work environment of care for all patients.
Responsibilities
- Transport patients by wheelchair, stretcher or bed within the hospital.
- Assist nursing and other clinical personnel with the transfer of patients to/from transportation equipment.
- Assist patients into and out of automobiles using established procedure when discharging or transporting; place equipment in vehicle as necessary.
- Transport deceased patients to the Hospital Morgue as required and ensure that all corridors are clear of any obstruction.
- Deliver laboratory specimens, x-rays, lab reports, telephone requests, stockroom requisitions and other miscellaneous items, patient belongings and reports necessary to support nursing unit.
- Communicate with patients while transporting to maintain a high level of patient engagement; inform patients about tests being performed and engage them about their hospital stay.
- Move equipment on wheels such as hospital beds, carts, cardiac geriatric chairs and supplies as instructed; transport medical equipment to place of patient discharge.
- Wash and clean all nursing unit transport and medical equipment; maintain area, equipment and supplies in a neat, orderly and safe condition.
- Alert appropriate personnel about any broken equipment or any maintenance needed.
- Assist in the training of new employees in day-to-day procedures; observe and enforce all hospital policies, rules and regulations.
- May be required to assist Hospitality associates with cleaning and disinfecting patient rooms.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- A High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
About Us
Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions—Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group—is a trusted, integrated health care organization that fuels the latest advances in medical research, attracts top specialty-trained doctors, hones renowned services and innovative programs, and engages in important discussions about health and end-of-life wishes. Care New England is helping to transform the future of health care and provide a leading voice in ensuring the health of the individuals and communities it serves.