Overnight Patient Transporter

UMC Health System

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We’ve learned that what is best for patients is also best for employees. Learn more about why we are one of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas®. Job Summary The Patient Transporter delivers patients, equipment, medication, lab specimens, and paperwork from one location to another within University Medical Center, the Medical Office Plaza, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and other facilities Reports to:

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
+1 year of prior customer service or patient care experience
BLS CPR must be completed within 90 days of hire into the role
Effective communicator, both written and verbally; Should be able to speak, read, and write English fluently
Possess a sense of urgency; Patent Transporters will be expected to perform a certain number of jobs per hour
Strong attention to geographical awareness; Transporters will be expected to learn and memorize hospital critical areas and locations

Responsibilities

Responds to requests as assigned by the Teletracking System via telephone and/or according to departmental policy
Assists patients on or off their beds and with moves to treatment areas or operating room
May be asked to transport supplies, specimens, and/or equipment to designated areas of medical facility
Transport deceased patients to appropriate areas such as mortuary or other assigned location
All other assigned duties related to Nursing Support Services