Patient Transport Aide - Full Time - Evening

Hackensack Meridian Health • Neptune Township, NJ

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About The Position

The Patient Transport Aide transports patients and/or specimens throughout the assigned area upon request. The role supports safe, timely patient movement between units and imaging areas, while communicating with dispatch and clinical departments, handling patient-support equipment, and following identification, isolation, specimen, and blood-transport protocols. The aide also helps with supply delivery and assigned environmental duties, and adapts communication and care to the needs of the patient population.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, and/or completion of a GED-equivalent program.
• Social skills and appropriate communication to alleviate patient fears or anxiety and provide a positive healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients using wheelchairs, stretchers, or beds, handling them safely to prevent falls.
• Transport patients to and from appropriate units or imaging modalities within expected time frames and bring the patient's chart.
• Communicate with Dispatch, modalities, and units about task receipt, transport changes or delays, and task completion.
• Safely handle patient-support equipment, remove unsafe or unclean equipment from service, and exchange oxygen tanks.
• Obtain supplies from central supply when requested, where applicable.
• Follow established isolation protocols, including the use of personal protective equipment and handwashing techniques.
• Use two patient identifiers to correctly identify patients.
• Follow proper protocols for patient expirations.
• Transport specimens to the laboratory and deliver blood and blood products promptly, where applicable, following proper protocols.
• Pick up slides from the laboratory for physician review when requested, where applicable.
• Use automated systems accurately and promptly to support patient throughput.
• Identify the needs of the patient population and adapt care and communication to patients' age, culture, language, hearing, visual, developmental, educational, and literacy needs.
• Assist with environmental duties, including collecting and disposing of recycling and trash, removing linen from laundry bins, and following assigned cleaning procedures.
• Adhere to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.
• Lift at least 10 pounds, push and pull at least 50 pounds, and stand for the length of the shift.

Benefits

• Health benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Paid leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED