Patient Transport (40-E)
About The Position
The Patient Transporter documents patient trips using the Hospital Throughput computer program and transports patients to and from care areas, including assisting patients to and from vehicles when needed. The role includes helping patients move between beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, and care tables, assisting with dressing and undressing as required, and transporting equipment assigned to the Transport Department. The transporter communicates with patients, nurses, and receiving departments about departures and arrivals; obtains and delivers the required signed “Ticket to Ride”; and ensures patients are safe before leaving them. Before leaving a patient, the transporter safely parks and brakes the bed, stretcher, or wheelchair and lowers the bed or stretcher. The role also includes cleaning patient equipment after each trip and reporting equipment problems to the Manager and through a BioMed service request. This is a 40-hour-per-week evening-shift position with schedules of 12:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. or 4:00 p.m.–12:30 a.m., and rotating weekends and holidays. The organization requires staff to be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment. The position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, which governs compensation; the listed base hourly pay range is $17.69–$27.44.
Requirements
- On-the-job training.
- Basic computer experience.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- American Heart Association CPR/BLS certification.
- Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including frequent lifting over 100 pounds and frequent bending, carrying, pulling, pushing, reaching, standing, stooping, and walking.
Nice To Haves
- Previous customer service experience.
- Previous experience in a healthcare environment.
Responsibilities
- Document patient trips using the Hospital Throughput computer program.
- Transport patients to and from care areas and, when needed, assist them to and from vehicles.
- Help patients transfer in and out of beds, wheelchairs, and stretchers, and assist staff with lifting or sliding patients to care tables.
- Transport equipment assigned to the Transport Department.
- Use a mobile device to access the Hospital Throughput computer program.
- Assist patients with dressing and undressing as required.
- Obtain a “Ticket to Ride” from the nurse upon arriving on the patient’s floor and obtain the nurse’s signature before departing.
- Communicate with the patient’s R.N. before the patient departs the room or upon return.
- Safely park and brake the bed, stretcher, or wheelchair and lower the bed or stretcher before leaving the patient.
- Communicate with patients about their arrival in a department and hand off the signed “Ticket to Ride” to the receiving department.
- Ensure the patient is safe to be left if the receiving department is not immediately ready.
- Clean patient equipment at the conclusion of each trip.
- Report equipment issues to the Manager and create a BioMed service request for broken equipment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
