Hospital Transporter, AFSCME, Full Time, Second Shift

UC Health•Cincinnati, OH

About The Position

At UC Health, teams and clinicians collaborate to advance healing and reduce suffering. As the region’s adult academic health system, UC Health strives for innovation and provides world-class care for the community and patients from around the world. The organization offers opportunities to develop skills, grow a career, build relationships with peers and patients, and serve the community. UC Health is committed to an inclusive, equitable, and diverse workplace. The Hospital Transporter is responsible for transporting patients, specimens, blood, charts, x-rays, medications, supplies, and equipment throughout the medical center. The role receives computerized messages through EPIC as well as written and oral assignments from dispatchers and management.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED.
3–6 months of customer service experience.

Responsibilities

Transport patients to and from scheduled treatment appointments using a stretcher, wheelchair, bed, or ambulation.
Make routine rounds to pick up and deliver specimens, charts, paperwork, x-rays, and equipment.
Transport blood products and medication to nursing units.
Transport patients, charts, and belongings to the morgue or cold room.
Assist with patient transfers to other units.
Assist nursing staff with patient safety during fires, tornadoes, drills, and other emergency situations.
Maintain safety standards and use proper body mechanics while assisting patients with transfers to and from beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs, and while assisting with ambulation.
Use universal precautions when transporting or handling patients, blood products, and specimens.
Ensure patients are appropriately secured when transported by wheelchair, stretcher, bed, or ambulation.
Perform related duties based on departmental needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.