Equipment Processing Distribution & Patient Transport

Advocate Health

1d•$19 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment Processing Distribution & Patient Transport role supports patient and equipment transport at Advocate Christ Medical Center. The position transports patients and other items throughout the hospital, verifies patient identification, tracks assignments using electronic software, and maintains transport equipment. It also involves communicating with clinical staff about patient condition changes or equipment issues, maintaining patient confidentiality, and potentially collecting equipment from soiled utility rooms and delivering patient medications other than controlled substances. The schedule is 32 hours per week, from 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with a holiday rotation covering one of the listed holidays: July 4th, Thanksgiving, or New Year's Day (2027). The role requires extensive walking and physical activity, safe patient handling, and exposure to blood and body fluids, contagious diseases, biohazardous materials, and radiation hazards. Protective clothing must be worn as necessary.

Requirements

Obtain American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification within six months unless the department leader determines it is not required.
Complete safe patient handling for transporters within one month of the start date.
Demonstrate excellent communication skills and customer service experience.
Be able to assess whether equipment is in safe working condition.
Be able to assess and determine appropriate hospital routes to reach destinations.
Be able to walk for up to 95% of the workday and sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, and twist as needed.
Be able to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance; use patient handling equipment with at least one other team member when available for patient lifts over 35 pounds or when a patient cannot assist.
Be able to operate all equipment necessary for the job, including repetitive foot use when working with surgical carts.
Wear protective clothing as necessary when exposed to blood and body fluids, contagious diseases, biohazardous materials, and radiation hazards.

Responsibilities

Lift and transport patients to and from wheelchairs, stretchers, or beds, positioning and securing them using proper body mechanics.
Attend to patient comfort, including offering blankets, and follow posted precaution signs.
Transport patients to their destinations and, as needed, transport patient belongings, specimens, carts, wheelchairs, and other equipment.
Immediately contact clinical staff about changes in a patient's condition or issues with patient equipment during transport.
Verify and document patient identification by comparing the printed ticket to ride with the patient's wristband.
Use electronic software to track when assignments are initiated, completed, delayed, or cancelled.
Collect and return equipment to designated holding areas; disinfect and inspect equipment before and after use, maintain it, and report equipment needing repair.
Maintain confidentiality of patient information.
As needed, collect patient equipment from soiled utility rooms.
As needed, pick up and deliver patient medication, excluding controlled substances.

Benefits

Paid time off programs
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Competitive compensation
Premium pay opportunities, including shift and on-call pay
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual performance-based increases
Career development programs