Patient Transport Aide

St. Vincent's Medical Center•Bridgeport, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Transport Aide is responsible for safely, promptly, and accurately transporting patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items so healthcare staff can perform their duties effectively. The role supports positive patient and customer experiences, uses proper body mechanics, follows hospital and department procedures and regulatory standards, and demonstrates Hartford HealthCare’s mission and values. The aide is expected to be attentive and sensitive to patient and guest needs throughout transport.

Requirements

Must be able to read and speak English.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Ability to follow directions.
Ability to solve basic problems.
Ability to follow hospital-specific protocols, including isolation and radiation precautions.
Adherence to policies, procedures, and standards established by regulatory agencies, including Federal, State, JCAHO, OSHA, and CDC.
Ability to maintain a patient/customer focus and foster a teamwork environment.
Ability to transport patients with specific needs, such as those requiring oxygen tanks, cardiac catheterization patients, young children, elderly patients, IVs, or drainage tubes.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
At least 3 months of related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Respond to transport requests with a sense of urgency.
Check that oxygen tanks contain enough oxygen for the entire transport.
Maintain patient comfort throughout transport by being attentive, offering blankets, protecting modesty, and engaging only in appropriate patient-related conversation.
Follow department protocols and use the dispatch system appropriately.
Use ticket-to-ride documentation before leaving a unit with a patient.
Transport patients between departments and patient-care areas, and between inpatient and outpatient areas for scheduled and unscheduled procedures, using wheelchairs, stretchers, beds, other transport equipment, or ambulation as requested.
Notify nursing personnel, clinicians, technicians, and/or reception upon arriving for a patient; verify patient identity against the wristband, obtain the correct chart, confirm the appropriate mode of transport, and observe standard precautions.
Maintain the patient’s chart during transport and keep patient information confidential.
Collect and return wheelchairs, stretchers, and other equipment to their proper locations.
Clean and disinfect transport equipment before and after each patient use and report equipment that needs repair.
Perform other related duties as required.