Patient Transportation Aide

MyMichigan Health•Midland, MI

About The Position

This position transports patients, equipment, specimens, medical records, and miscellaneous items throughout the medical center campus. The aide dispatches and prioritizes runs, transports preoperative and postoperative patients to and from the operating room, tracks daily statistics, and finalizes a monthly report. The role includes transporting patients to locations across the medical center and occasionally to Riecker Surgery Center, Campus Ridge, or Women’s Center, as well as transporting supplies and other items. The aide performs computer tasks and follows established safety procedures, including patient identification, safe transfers, oxygen preparation and maintenance, universal precautions, cleaning transport devices between transports, maintaining confidentiality, and documenting in the medical record. The position may access medication and supply rooms for stocking purposes. Employees must demonstrate competency in Microsoft Windows and may be required to participate in further learning opportunities offered by MyMichigan Health. OSHA training must be completed annually according to the Exposure Control Plan. The job involves exposure to stressful situations, infectious materials, and the physical demands described in the posting.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within one month of hire or transfer.
TEAM ADVANCED: Techniques for Effective Aggression Management certification within six months of hire or transfer; employees in this position on or before 12/31/2023 have 24 months to complete it.
Computer knowledge and competency in Microsoft Windows.
Ability to communicate successfully with patients, families, and staff.
Organizational skills and computer skills.
Ability to handle multiple tasks, work independently, get along with others, maintain regular and predictable attendance, and stay awake.
Ability to move freely about the facility with or without an assistive device and perform the job functions.
Ability to wear personal protective equipment, including latex materials or an appropriate substitute if required.
Overall vision and hearing, with or without assistive devices, and dexterity for handling, reaching, grasping, fingering, and feeling.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role: occasionally lift or carry 51–100 pounds; frequently handle 50 pounds and/or walk, stand, or push/pull arm or leg controls; and constantly handle 20 pounds.
Follow MyMichigan Health bloodborne pathogen and TB testing requirements.

Nice To Haves

Ability to prioritize runs.
Excellent customer relation skills.

Responsibilities

Transport patients throughout the medical center, including occasional trips to Riecker Surgery Center, Campus Ridge, or Women’s Center.
Transport preoperative and postoperative patients to and from the operating room and PACU.
Discharge patients.
Transport supplies, equipment, specimens, and medical records throughout the medical center, including Riecker Surgery Center.
Work as a dispatcher and prioritize runs based on patient needs.
Perform tasks on a computer.
Record daily and monthly statistics and finalize the monthly report.
Follow safety procedures for patient identification, safe transfers, oxygen preparation and maintenance, universal precautions, cleaning transport devices, confidentiality, and medical-record documentation.
Complete required annual OSHA training and participate in further learning opportunities as required.
Perform other duties as assigned.