Patient Transport, per diem

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Winchester, MA

3d•$17 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

Winchester Hospital is a 5x Magnet designated, Top 10 Massachusetts recognized 223-bed regional hospital that is the leading provider of comprehensive health care services in the northwest suburban Boston area. As part of the Volunteer department team, this position rounds the hospital to assess transport inventory and moves equipment to optimize operations and to maximize patient throughput. It involves greeting and informing patients of the move process, identifying the patient, and ensuring all safety and quality checks are fulfilled. The role also includes moving furniture to accommodate stretchers/wheelchairs, involving clinical staff in patient transfers, and pushing patients and their charts to various departments while conveying empathy and reassurance. Additionally, the position involves transporting patients upon discharge, waiting for their transportation, assisting them into their vehicle if necessary, and prioritizing multiple transport requests to optimize patient throughput. The role also requires responding to pages regarding medical codes, retrieving and replenishing code carts, moving patient care equipment and other materials, and delivering items throughout the hospital. Finally, it involves responding to equipment issues in a timely manner to ensure equipment availability and maximize its useful life.

Requirements

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma or equivalent

Responsibilities

Rounds the hospital to assess transport inventory and moves equipment to optimize operations and to maximize patient throughput.
Greets and informs patient of move process and identifies patient making the patient feel informed and comforted, fulfilling all safety and quality checks and procedures.
Moves furniture around to accommodate the stretcher and/or wheelchair.
Involves clinical staff in transferring patient from the bed to the stretcher or wheelchair.
Pushes patient and the patient’s medical chart to the various departments within the hospital conveying empathy and reassurance while caring for the patient’s dignity, comfort and safety.
Notifies the receiving department upon arrival and conducts a thorough hand off. Returns to the patient and explains the next steps. Stays with the patient if additional comfort or supervision is appropriate.
Transports select patients upon discharge, waiting for their transportation, and assisting them into their vehicle if necessary, ending the patient’s stay with a friendly note.
Prioritizes multiple transport requests to optimize patient throughput, reducing wait times to improve patient and family members’ satisfaction. Communicates with the requesting departments to collaborate on resolving transport conflicts.
Listens for pages regarding medical codes and retrieves a fresh code cart to replenish the involved department’s ensuring the department has access to this emergent tool. Moves code carts to multiple departments to appropriately replenish the carts’ supplies.
Moves patient care equipment and other materials. Delivers items throughout the hospital, as needed, including but not limited to laboratory specimens and pharmacy supplies.
Responds to equipment issues in a timely manner to ensure availability of equipment and to maximize its useful life.