EVS/Patient Transport

Yale New Haven Health • Bridgeport, CT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs select non-therapeutic functions, transports patients safely and efficiently, and maintains the safety, orderliness, and cleanliness of procedural areas and nursing units. Collaborates with other caregivers to support timely and efficient patient care. At Bridgeport Hospital, employees contribute to a coordinated, patient-centered care team and are expected to support the YNHHS Vision and Mission and demonstrate the values of integrity, patient-centeredness, respect, accountability, and compassion.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Successful completion of orientation.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Regularly stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. Frequently reach with hands and arms; occasionally sit.
• Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience cleaning in a healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify patients for transport using their armband and verbal confirmation, and transport them from inpatient units—including Schine 10, Richardson 10, Luscomb 10, Richardson 7, and Medease—to the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CVL) or electrophysiology laboratory (EPL).
• Assist with turnover of CVL and EPL procedure rooms by disposing of used materials, linens, and trash; mopping floors; and preparing tables for the next case according to established policy.
• Set up and clean patient rooms on Schine 10 and Richardson 10 when needed, under the direction of the Nurse Manager.
• Assist other members of the healthcare team as directed and observed by the Nurse Manager.
• Perform other related duties as needed or directed.

What This Job Offers

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