Patient Transport Associate - FT (64 hour biweekly evenings)- Jefferson Abington
About The Position
Primary Responsibilities: Transports patients to their inpatient beds and/or to other areas such as surgery, therapy, or radiology in a safe and timely manner. Maintains and cleans equipment. Complies with established PPE requirements necessary for protection against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, and other hazardous substances. Abides by all Infection Control Policies i.e. Hand Hygiene, Equipment Decontamination. Job Description Essential Functions: Transport of patient: includes lifting and moving patient, movement to designation with appropriate equipment. Monitor patient's status enroute and respond to changes in patient condition. Decontaminates equipment after each transport in compliance with the Equipment Contamination Policy Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the core values of the Hospital.
Requirements
- High school graduate or G.E.D. equivalent required
- BLS - Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association required
Responsibilities
- Transports patients to their inpatient beds and/or to other areas such as surgery, therapy, or radiology in a safe and timely manner.
- Maintains and cleans equipment.
- Complies with established PPE requirements necessary for protection against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, and other hazardous substances.
- Abides by all Infection Control Policies i.e. Hand Hygiene, Equipment Decontamination.
- Transport of patient: includes lifting and moving patient, movement to designation with appropriate equipment.
- Monitor patient's status enroute and respond to changes in patient condition.
- Decontaminates equipment after each transport in compliance with the Equipment Contamination Policy
- Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the core values of the Hospital.
Benefits
- Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
- Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
- All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
