Patient Transport Associate - Part Time, Day - Jefferson Torresdale

Thomas Jefferson University•Northeast Philadelphia, NE

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Transport Associate transports and transfers patients between inpatient rooms, clinical testing areas, and procedural areas using the assigned wheelchair or stretcher. The associate reports planned transports and patient returns to the nurse responsible for the area, verifies assignments with personnel at the destination, and confirms completion. During transport, the associate observes patients for adverse changes in condition or appearance and promptly notifies the Registered Nurse of changes. The role also includes assembling, cleaning, maintaining, and delivering transport equipment; assisting with patient lifting and transfers; and following applicable safety, patient-identification, and isolation procedures. The position is a regular, part-time day-shift role with Jefferson Health Northeast, based at 10800 Knights Road in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The posting describes Jefferson as a regional health and higher-education organization and notes its commitment to equal educational and employment opportunities. Jefferson offers benefits to full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical and prescription coverage, supplemental insurance, dental and vision insurance, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, and voluntary benefits offering group insurance rates and discounts. Colleagues may access tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service. The posting also states that all colleagues, including those working less than part-time, have access to medical and prescription insurance.

Responsibilities

Transport and transfer assigned patients between inpatient rooms, clinical service areas, testing areas, and procedural areas using a wheelchair or stretcher.
Report intended transports and patient returns to the nurse assigned to the patient or responsible for the area.
Verify transport assignments with personnel at the destination and report assignment completion as appropriate.
Observe patients during transport for adverse changes in condition or appearance and immediately notify the Registered Nurse of changes.
Follow patient-identification procedures before transporting patients to or from service areas.
Check with the staff RN before transport to ensure IV drip rates and sites, oxygen flow, and other special equipment or appliances have been checked; observe equipment during transport and notify the RN of changes.
Follow safety procedures for lifting, moving, and transporting patients; assist staff with turning, lifting, and transferring patients between beds, treatment tables, stretchers, and wheelchairs.
Clean and sanitize stretcher pads and maintain the cleanliness of wheelchairs, stretchers, and other equipment.
Notify appropriate personnel about damaged or unserviceable equipment, label it according to established safety policies, and remove it from use immediately.
Assist with post-mortem transport.
Maintain a clean and organized work area as directed by the unit Director or designee.
Follow isolation and contamination policies and procedures in assigned work areas.
Understand and perform the patient transport associate role during internal or external disasters and participate in disaster drills.
Support patient satisfaction initiatives and attend mandatory annual in-services.

Benefits

Medical and prescription insurance
Supplemental insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life and AD&D insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Flexible spending accounts
Retirement plans
Tuition assistance
Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts
Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service