Patient Transport FT Varied Shifts
Baptist Health•Birmingham, AL
•Onsite
About The Position
Baptist Health Princeton Hospital is seeking a self-motivated Patient Transport team member to work independently and collaboratively transporting patients, equipment, supplies, and laboratory specimens throughout the hospital. The role includes helping patients get on and off beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs, and keeping transportation equipment clean and safe by disinfecting it before and after patient use. The position is full-time with varied shifts.
Requirements
- Ability to read and recognize similarities and differences between words and series of numbers.
- Ability to write simple correspondence and respond to common customer inquiries or complaints.
- Ability to access and use department-related computer systems, including applicable Epic programs such as Bed Tracking and Service Response, and Outlook Email.
- Ability to complete required mandatory educational training.
- Obtain BLS/HealthCare Provider certification within 90 days of hire and renew it every two years.
Nice To Haves
- Six months of customer service experience or six months of volunteer experience.
Responsibilities
- Transport patients safely and efficiently throughout the hospital, assessing each patient to determine the most effective transport method.
- Communicate relevant patient information to department managers, group leads, and other appropriate team members.
- Meet individual productivity standards established by the department.
- Transport charts and specimens efficiently and confidentially.
- Maintain transportation equipment and ensure it is clean and sanitary.
- Use the Epic Transportation Dispatching system effectively and efficiently.
- Provide outstanding customer service in support of Baptist Health’s mission, vision, and values.
- Inform customers, nursing units, and diagnostic departments about delays.
- Help prevent fire and safety hazards by storing equipment in designated areas.
- Adjust oxygen flow, determine oxygen cylinder volume, and operate the tank gauge.
- Safely remove telemetry units from patients.
- Perform Independent Double Verification using two acceptable identifiers and scan patient wristbands.
- Follow hospital and departmental policies, including those related to safety, dress, attendance, punctuality, and identification badges.
- Handle work-related information confidentially and comply with HIPAA and handoff requirements.
- Work effectively with team members to meet changing patient, department, and hospital needs.
- Assist with disposition of deceased persons to the morgue or body cooler as directed at individual campuses.
- Distribute, retrieve, clean, and maintain clinical and durable medical equipment; restock standby storage areas or return equipment to the equipment room.
- Transport medications throughout the facility, excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs.
- Perform other duties as needed to support department operations.
- Maintain regular and punctual attendance and comply with Baptist Health policies and procedures.
- Follow Standards of Precaution, MSDS, and hand hygiene directives; complete required training and participate in departmental quality assurance and improvement activities as appropriate.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 403(b) retirement savings plan with matching
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Paid Time Off, up to five weeks to start
- Life insurance
- Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
- Family Care for childcare, elder care, and pet care
- Educational benefits, including tuition reimbursement and monthly payments to help pay down graduate school debt
- Benefits start on day one
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
