Transporter

About the role

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. In this role you will provide hands‑on support in a fast‑paced care environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with clinical teams will help create a safer, smoother care experience.

Job Summary

Transports patients, specimens and equipment throughout the facility.

Primary Responsibilities

• Transport patients via wheelchair, stretcher or bed to designated sites as requested, including patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, monitors and other equipment.
• Assist patients with entering and exiting vehicles, including transfer from or to wheelchairs or stretchers.
• Deliver equipment and specimens to requesting staff or department.
• May assist staff with removal of deceased bodies from units and transport to morgue.
• Greet and provide information and direction to patients and visitors.
• Work in a constant state of alertness and safety.
• May clean and disinfect hospital equipment, including intravenous pumps, drips, and monitors, using established cleaning guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.
• No prior experience required.

Physical Requirements

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information orally.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds, alarms, or malfunctioning machinery.
• Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling objects weighing 0‑25 lb.
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for near (≤20 in) and far (≈20 ft) distances and to identify colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling objects weighing 25‑50 lb.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.

Required Certifications

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association.

Schedule

This is a PRN (as‑needed) position filling in for vacations, leaves of absence, etc. There are no guaranteed hours or benefits. Shifts are variable—days or nights, weekends and holidays. Shifts run from 7 am‑7 pm or 7 pm‑7 am.