Transporter

About The Job

General Summary of Position

Transports patients, specimens, records, medications, and schedules.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Adheres to schedule for pickup and delivery of patient diagnostic results/medications to nursing units.
• Responds to stat deliveries promptly.
• Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards, and safety standards.
• Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
• Delivers and picks up messages, packages, medical records, interoffice mail, etc., to offices and departments.
• Maintains a supply of wheelchairs and stretchers at designated areas.
• Reports malfunctioning or safety hazards of transport equipment.
• Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of rooms, equipment, or area assigned including wheelchairs, stretchers, portable machines, etc.
• Observes patient's general condition when patient in their care.
• Observes proper condition of patient's IV, urine retention bags, oxygen, chest tubes, and other medical devices while patient is in transit.
• Notifies nursing personnel of any difficulties.
• Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
• Provides relief coverage when necessary to ensure continuity of service.
• Transports patients to and from clinical ancillary and support department areas as directed.
• Notifies nursing unit personnel on departure and return of patients being transported according to department standards.
• Affirms patient safety and comfort, assists patients when needed, cleans, and redresses patient when needed.
• Affords appropriate isolation techniques when handling isolation patients.
• Affords assistance to clinical personnel in transferring patient to or from beds, chairs, wheelchairs, or stretchers.
• Puts drug orders away prior to end of shift.
• Maintains a clean work area.
• Removes all expired stock and gives to buyer for proper disposal.
• Initials and dates log sheet.
• Returns inventory to proper locations after completing work task.
• Cleans and returns materials used to proper locations after completing work tasks.
• Discards wrappers, label backings, and other work-related debris in waste receptacles.

Minimal Qualifications

• Education: Ability to read, write, and perform arithmetic calculations; required and High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience: Less than 1 year 3 months related experience preferred.
• Licenses and Certifications: CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 Days required. Additional unit/specialty certifications may vary by department or business unit.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Good verbal and written communication skills; basic computer skills preferred.

Hiring Range

This position has a hiring range of USD $18.00 - USD $29.74 /Hr.