Patient & Equipment Transporter, Memorial, 32 hours, Evenings

UMass Memorial Health•Worcester, MA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves a variety of duties related to the transportation of patients throughout the hospital. The transporter will assist nursing staff with the physical transfer of patients before and after transport, and will collect and deliver items to and from various hospital areas such as Labs, Pharmacy, Radiology, Medical Records, S.P.D., and the Mail Room. Responsibilities also include cleaning and sanitizing beds and transport equipment, and maintaining job activity logs. UMass Memorial Health emphasizes that everyone is a caregiver, and this role plays an important part in the health system's pursuit of healing. The organization is committed to exceptional patient care, academic excellence, and leading-edge research, and aims to help employees build their careers.

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 before transport, 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.
Performs lateral transfers of patients on precaution status, utilizing personal protective equipment and adhering to infection control processes.
Delivers stretchers, beds, cribs, and wheelchairs as needed.
Participates 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, following infection control guidelines.
Transports contaminated equipment to Sterile Processing while adhering to infection control guidelines.
Delivers other materials such as medical records, pharmaceuticals, X-ray films, sterile items, and miscellaneous reports as required.