Transportation Aide - Per Diem -

About the role

Transports patients, equipment, and supplies to and from nursing service units and other specific areas of the hospital. Assists professional nurses and licensed practical nurses by performing a variety of patient, unit, and environment-related duties.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients via wheelchair or stretcher to various areas of the hospital as assigned, making daily rounds.
• Transports patients efficiently, safely, and courteously, preparing them according to nursing service procedures.
• Records each transport showing time left unit, destination, and time returned using the Tele tracking system.
• Transports bodies to the morgue with care and respect for the deceased.
• Maintains vehicles, keeping them clean and in good repair, and inspects them according to nursing service procedures.
• Serves as a messenger for nursing units, returning vehicles and oxygen tanks when completed with patient transport.
• Performs miscellaneous service duties, including responding to call lights, communicating needs to appropriate personnel, and reporting unusual conditions.
• Assists patients out of bed as requested and demonstrates ability to use lifting devices.
• Responds to Code Green with the appropriate vehicle.
• Provides competent care tailored to the individualized, developmental, cultural, and spiritual needs of patients.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Requirements

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), or equivalent programs (preferred).
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required or must be obtained within the first 90 days of employment.

Pay

Minimum starting rate of $17.57 per hour. The posted rate is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role and does not reflect the full value of the total rewards package. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as labor market data, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, and budget considerations.

Benefits

HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) employees, including:

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement benefits

Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials (evening, night, or weekend shifts) and performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions.