Patient Attendant, Central Transport (Per Diem)

St. Luke’s University Health Network•Bethlehem, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Attendant transports patients safely to and from diagnostic areas and patient care areas. They are also responsible for distributing, cleaning, and managing the flow of oxygen tanks, equipment, wheelchairs, stretchers, and other miscellaneous rolling stock throughout the hospital. Additionally, they may assist with medical and safety alerts as duties permit.

Requirements

Must maintain CPR certification.
Sitting for up to four (4) hours per day, four (4) hours at a time.
Standing for up to eight (8) hours per day, 4 hours at a time.
Walking for up to eight (8) hours per day, 4 hours at a time.
Frequent handling and firm gripping in moving equipment.
Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing and walking of objects weighing up to 200 pounds with assistance.
Frequent squatting and kneeling.
Occasional stooping/bending, crouching and reaching above shoulder level.
Hearing as it relates to normal conversation.
Seeing as it relates to general vision and color vision and depth perception.

Nice To Haves

High School diploma preferred.
Some hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides transportation service to and from diagnostic areas, i.e., Radiology Department, Cardiology Department, Rehabilitation Department, Cardiac Cath Lab, Clinical Vascular Lab, G.I. Lab and to and from Critical Care Units and Medical/Surgical Units.
Collects, cleans, maintains, distributes and provides necessary documentation to manage the inventory of equipment that is the responsibility of the department.
Assists Radiology personnel in lifting patients on and off Radiology tables as duties permit.
Replaces empty oxygen cylinders on a daily basis and on an as needed basis.
Transports deceased patients to the morgue.
Provides backup support for the Security Department during security alert situations, as duties permit.
Communicates daily and directly with patients, visitors, physicians, nursing staff, support groups and the Volunteer Escort Service throughout the hospital.
Responds to codes and alerts as duties permit.