Clinical Transport Assistant

Lexington Medical Center • West Columbia, SC

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About The Position

The Clinical Transport Assistant supports the clinical team, including imaging technologists, nurses, and physicians, with the department’s daily activities. Duties include greeting patients and family members, handling oxygen tanks, transporting monitored and unmonitored patients between clinical areas, and helping prepare patients for exams. The role serves patients across infant, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups and requires safe patient identification and transport, as well as assistance to clinical staff with department-specific tasks.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• CPR certification, to be obtained within the first 90 days of employment.
• Ability to utilize the hospital EPIC computer system.
• Minimum years of experience: none.
• Demonstrated competence assisting with care for infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and family members.
• Handle oxygen tanks and related equipment.
• Transport monitored and unmonitored patients to and from clinical areas and assist them to the appropriate exam room.
• Properly identify patients for procedures and complete a Ticket to Ride for each patient before transport.
• Transport department supplies, equipment, and instruments; return or deliver items such as oxygen tanks and holders to appropriate areas or personnel.
• Assist clinical staff using basic knowledge and skills related to department-specific areas or modalities.
• Follow universal precautions during daily activities.
• Use the hospital EPIC computer system.
• Help satisfy the needs of patients, families, guests, medical staff, and coworkers, including people from diverse developmental, socioeconomic, and cultural groups.
• Respond positively to change and show willingness to learn new ways of accomplishing work.
• Perform other duties assigned by authorized personnel or required in an emergency, such as a fire or disaster.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and life insurance benefits beginning on day one for benefit-eligible employees.
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• 403(b) match plan enrollment beginning on day one; Lexington Health matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer-paid life insurance equal to one times salary.
• Optional supplemental life insurance with low-cost premiums, up to three times salary.
• Adoption assistance.
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage for full-time employees after 90 days of eligible employment.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Student loan forgiveness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED