Patient Transportation Aide

MyMichigan Health • Midland, MI

5d

About The Position

This position transports patients, equipment, supplies, specimens, medical records, and miscellaneous items throughout the medical center campus, with occasional patient trips to Riecker Surgery Center, Campus Ridge, or Women’s Center. The aide transports preoperative and postoperative patients to and from the operating room and PACU, discharges patients, and works as a dispatcher to prioritize runs according to patient needs. The role also includes computer work, tracking daily statistics, and completing a monthly report.

The position follows safety procedures for patient identification and transfers, oxygen preparation and maintenance, universal precautions, cleaning transport devices between transports, confidentiality, and medical-record documentation. Employees may access the medication and supply rooms to stock items. Microsoft Windows competency, annual OSHA training, and participation in further learning opportunities may be required.

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 Microsoft Windows competency.
• Ability to communicate successfully with patients, families, and staff.
• Organizational skills, computer skills, and ability to prioritize.
• 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’s functions.
• Overall vision and hearing, with or without assistive devices, and dexterity for handling, reaching, grasping, fingering, and feeling.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment, including latex materials or an appropriate substitute if required.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of a heavy-demand role: occasionally lift or carry 51–100 lbs.; frequently handle 50 lbs. and/or walk, stand, or push/pull arm or leg controls; and constantly handle 20 lbs.
• Ability to follow bloodborne pathogen precautions and complete TB testing as required.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to prioritize runs.
• Excellent customer-relations 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, and discharge patients.
• Transport supplies, equipment, specimens, and medical records throughout the medical center, including Riecker Surgery Center.
• Dispatch and prioritize runs based on patient needs, using effective communication.
• Perform tasks on a computer and record daily and monthly statistics.
• Follow 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.
• Complete annual OSHA training according to the Exposure Control Plan and participate in further learning opportunities as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED