PATIENT TRANSPORTER LEAD (FULL TIME)
About The Position
We are hiring immediately for a full time PATIENT TRANSPORTER LEAD position. Address: Sacred Heart Emerald Coast - 7800 US Highway 98 West, Miramar Beach, FL 32550. Note: online applications accepted only. Schedule: Full time schedule. 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. Days may vary. Further details upon interview. Requirement: Prior patient transporting experience preferred. Perks: Paid training! Fixed Pay Rate: $19.00 per hour. If serving others is in your blood and you thrive on helping people heal, TouchPoint is the place for you! As part of Compass Healthcare, we care deeply for people, build belonging, and serve with detail, quality, and excellence to set the stage for healing. We’re TouchPoint Support Services, and our mission is to serve up hospitality for patients, families, and visitors at Ascension Health hospitals across the U.S. From meals to facilities to patient support, our work creates moments that matter. This takes a big heart, a commitment to do the right thing, and the belief that together we can achieve more than we ever could alone. We empower and uplift each other, grow in our careers, and have fun while supporting the mission to improve the health of the poor and vulnerable. We asked some of our associates why they love working for Touchpoint. Click here to see what they said!Job SummarySummary: Responsible for the safe, timely and accurate transport of patients, medical equipment and patient-related items to their destinations. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Requirements
- Prior patient transporting experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Directs daily work of other patient transporters and reports inadequate performance to Supervisor.
- Trains new and existing employees; updates personnel files. Follows up on complaints and reports them to the Supervisor.
- Evaluates work requirements and assignments; ensures efficient use of employees and distribution of work load.
- Demonstrates competency in transporting all specific age-groups.
- Ensures the safe, timely and accurate transport of patients to their destination; brings the proper requested equipment.
- Communicates effectively with nursing personnel, clinicians, technicians, or reception and dispatch.
- Ensures patient comfort by being attentive; offers blankets, checks modesty and only engages in appropriate conversation involving patients. Never transports patients in severe pain.
- Immediately alerts nursing staff to any signs of patient distress or equipment malfunction.
- Maintains equipment and reports equipment needing repairs.
- Complies with regulator agency standards, including federal, state and JCAHO.
- Adheres to facility confidentiality and patients rights policy as outlined in the facility's HIPPA policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Retirement Plan
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance/AD
- Disability Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
