Patient Transport - Part-time

University of Missouri Health Care•Columbia, MO

4d•$15 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

MU Health Care is seeking a compassionate, team-oriented Care Team Associate to support nursing and clinical staff and help provide a seamless patient care experience. The role involves patient transport, equipment and inventory support, and other duties delegated by nursing staff and unit management in routine and emergent situations. This is an on-site position at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Available schedules are Friday–Monday, 1:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.; Friday–Sunday, 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; or Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 7:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Rotating shifts, holidays, and work during inclement weather are required. The base pay range is $15.00–$23.64 per hour, based on experience, with shift differentials available for evening, night, and weekend shifts. This position is not benefit eligible.

Requirements

Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Strong customer orientation.
Strong team orientation.
Ability to meet the position's physical demands, including frequent lifting or moving of objects up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting or moving of objects up to 25 pounds.
Ability to work rotating shifts, holidays, and during inclement weather.

Nice To Haves

Additional license or certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Responsibilities

Assist nursing and ancillary staff with transferring patients between beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs.
Educate and train new staff members on the responsibilities of the Care Team Associate role.
Perform duties delegated by nursing staff and unit management in routine and emergent situations.
Enter information accurately and promptly into the computerized bed-management system.
Transport patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or bed, including transport to tests, transfers, and discharges.
Transfer infusion pumps between poles, wheelchairs, stretchers, and beds.
Clean and ensure the availability of equipment such as wheelchairs, stretchers, beds, and infusion pumps.
Retrieve, tag, and deliver broken equipment to the repair shop, and return repaired equipment to the unit.
Supply and exchange medical gases throughout the facility as needed.
Clean and stock medical carts routinely.
May clean, monitor, and maintain routine respiratory care equipment throughout the hospital as an equipment and inventory technician.
May perform unit- or department-specific duties and expectations.