Patient Transport Assistant (40hrs, 1:00pm - 11:30pm)

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Needham, AL

2d • $17 - $23 • Onsite

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. This role performs a variety of duties including transportation, stocking supplies and as assigned to help ensure the smooth functioning of all units. The position involves 10-hour shifts from 1:00 PM to 11:30 PM, with every other weekend rotation.

Requirements

• Ability to read and write English.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Willingness to work as a team member.
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
• Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
• Ability to demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices and procedures with the ability to use them in routine situations. Specialized knowledge not required.
• Ability to interact respectfully with other employees, professional staff and/or external contacts to offer ideas, identify issues, obtain information or deliver services.
• Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal:Birth to 6 months, Youth: 6 months to 16 years, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.

Responsibilities

• Consistently demonstrates competence transporting patients to different departments as instructed.
• Consistently responds to pages in a timely manner.
• Assists patient into wheelchairs or stretchers, maintaining patient safety and proper body mechanics.
• Demonstrates responsibility for observation and application of sound judgment for patients' mental and physical condition and applies safety measures as necessary.
• Always report to the nurse any observations, patient complaints and other pertinent information regarding the condition of the patient.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed