Patient& Equipment Transporter, 24 hours, Evenings
UMass Memorial Health•Worcester, MA
•$19 - $30•Onsite
About The Position
This position involves performing a variety of duties related to the transportation of patients throughout the hospital. The role also includes assisting nursing staff with patient transfers, collecting and delivering items to various hospital departments, and cleaning and maintaining transport equipment. UMass Memorial Health emphasizes that everyone is a caregiver, playing an important part in the healing process for patients and the community.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within 6 months of hire.
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
- Good inter-personal skills and a customer service orientation to maintain a collaborative, patient focused effort between Patient Transportation and other hospital departments.
Nice To Haves
- Six months’ experience in a hospital environment.
Responsibilities
- Escorts ambulatory patients and transports patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or bed.
- Verifies patient identification using two identifiers and signs off on Safe Patient Transport Forms, notifying clinicians of any discrepancies.
- Monitors and responds to basic patient needs to ensure comfort and safety during transport.
- Provides appropriate handoff communication upon delivery of the patient to the receiving unit.
- Assists nursing staff and/or lift technicians in moving and positioning patients using various lift devices for transport preparation and return to bed.
- Includes assisting with lateral transfers of patients on precaution status, requiring the use of personal protective equipment and adherence to infection control processes.
- Delivers stretchers, beds, cribs, and wheelchairs as needed.
- Assists in the deep cleaning of all transport equipment on a biannual basis.
- Sanitizes transport vehicles and ancillary equipment between patient uses.
- Transports patient specimens to and from the Lab and Pathology, and blood products to/from the Blood Bank in accordance with infection control guidelines.
- Transports contaminated equipment to Sterile Processing following infection control guidelines.
- Delivers other materials such as medical records, pharmaceuticals, X-ray films, sterile items, and miscellaneous reports as required.
Benefits
- Signing bonus available (eligibility confirmed during interview process)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
