Patient Transportation Aide

Cleveland Clinic•Akron, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Transportation Aide is responsible for the timely, comfortable and accurate transfer of patients, medical equipment and related items. The role supports patients’ access to care and treatment by transporting them between departments and assisting with admission, discharge and transfer procedures. The position is part-time evenings, with work every other weekend and holiday. The aide maintains and sanitizes transportation equipment, responds promptly to requests, follows patient identification and standard precaution procedures, and coordinates with nursing caregivers, clinicians, technicians, reception staff and dispatchers. The role also requires applying basic patient transport concepts, infection control practices and proper body mechanics when moving patients.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Demonstrated interest and aptitude.
Genuine concern and care for patient welfare.
Ability to lift and transfer patients requiring substantial assistance with minimal help.

Responsibilities

Transport patients and their personal property using wheelchairs, carts and beds during admission, discharge and transfer procedures.
Transport patients, with or without IVs and oxygen, to and from Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Physiology and other departments, including the morgue as necessary.
Clean, sanitize, account for and store transportation equipment, wheelchairs and patient carts in designated areas.
Provide wheelchairs for ACC and other areas and for visitors; restock portable oxygen tanks and respond to transport requests with urgency.
Activate and complete tasks at the start or end location using the phone system.
Notify nursing caregivers, clinicians, technicians or reception staff when a patient arrives.
Complete required logs and forms, including Critical Information.
Verify patient identification using appropriate means and confirm the proper mode of transportation and standard precautions.
Assist nursing caregivers with bedding patients or moving them from beds into wheelchairs or onto stretchers.
Consult nursing caregivers before lifting and transferring patients, and obtain assistance when necessary.
Complete transports efficiently and notify dispatchers when assignments begin or finish, or when delays or cancellations occur.
Apply basic patient transport concepts, infection control practices and proper body mechanics when lifting and moving patients.
Use required personal protective equipment and follow standard precautions.