Patient Transportation Aide

MyMichigan Health • Midland, MI

5d

About The Position

This position transports patients, equipment, specimens, medical records, supplies, and other items throughout the medical center campus, with occasional transportation 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 transport runs according to patient needs. The position also involves computer tasks, tracking daily statistics, and completing monthly reports.

The aide follows established safety procedures, including patient identification, safe transfers, oxygen preparation and maintenance, universal precautions, cleaning transport devices between transports, confidentiality, and medical-record documentation. The position may require access to medication and supply rooms for stocking. Employees must demonstrate competency in Microsoft Windows and may be required to participate in further learning opportunities.

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 this certification.
• Computer knowledge and competency with Microsoft Windows.
• Ability to communicate successfully with patients, families, and staff.
• 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 described.
• 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 the 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.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to prioritize.
• 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, 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 good communication skills.
• Perform tasks on a computer and record daily and monthly statistics.
• Follow safety procedures for patient identification, safe transfers, oxygen preparation and maintenance, universal precautions, cleaning transport devices, confidentiality, and medical-record documentation.
• Complete annual OSHA training according to the Exposure Control Plan and follow required bloodborne pathogen and TB testing procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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