Transport Associate - Part-Time Evenings at Pennsylvania Hospital

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical, and business professionals across all disciplines.

About the role

The primary responsibility of this job is to transport patients, lab specimens, and blood products throughout the hospital complex in a safe and efficient manner. This is a part-time, evening shift opportunity at Pennsylvania Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and timely transportation of patients, specimens, and pharmaceuticals throughout the institution.
• Assist Hospital personnel with movement of patients as needed for transportation.
• Meet department goal response time and travel time – work quickly and efficiently to meet department response time goal (trip assignment – trip start) and travel time (trip start – trip completion) utilizing the Epic Rover Transport System.
• Exemplify excellent hospitality toward patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers as outlined in the Service Excellence Standards.
• Perform lifting, walking, pushing, and pulling of 100-200 pounds and demonstrate an appropriate range of motion.
• Assist with patient movement when transferring patients from bed to wheelchair or stretcher.
• Assist in training new employees.
• Act as a good steward of the department and hospital’s equipment.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED (required).
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification from the American Heart Association (required).

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region.