Patient Transport

Global Team Staffing • Birmingham, AL

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Patient Transporters are primarily responsible for providing non-emergency transport services for patients within a hospital or healthcare facility. This includes moving patients to and from different areas of the facility, assisting them in and out of beds or wheelchairs, and carefully lifting patients to transfer them into wheelchairs or moveable beds. They also drive patients to appropriate destinations to receive medical care, ensuring safe driving practices in accordance with traffic laws and posted speed limits, while accounting for weather conditions. Travel is to be done via routes specified by the patient transportation manager or an approved GPS system.

Requirements

• Ability to carefully lift patients
• Ability to assist patients in and out of various vehicles and beds
• Knowledge of safe driving practices
• Adherence to traffic laws and posted speed limits
• Ability to follow specified routes or use GPS

Responsibilities

• Moving patients to and from different areas of the facility
• Assisting patients in and out of bed or wheelchairs
• Assisting patients in and out of cars, taxis, and other vehicles
• Carefully lifting patients from their beds and placing them into wheelchairs or moveable beds
• Moving patients to different areas of the hospital, such as operating rooms, treatment areas, and special service departments
• Driving patients to appropriate destinations to receive medical care
• Driving safely in accordance with traffic laws and posted speed limits while accounting for weather conditions
• Traveling by routes specified by patient transportation manager or an approved GPS system

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed