Patient Transporter
About The Position
The Patient Transporter moves patients to and from designated locations within the hospital and transports laboratory specimens that cannot be sent through the tube system. The role also includes transporting non-tubeable medical records charts, assisting with patient discharges when volunteers are unavailable, and cleaning transport equipment. Transporters help maintain the supply of portable oxygen tanks in designated hospital areas and support the hospital’s mission and service standards. The position requires frequent interaction with patients, visitors, clinical staff, ancillary departments, and other hospital personnel. It involves spending most of the shift standing or walking, as well as pushing, pulling, lifting, and assisting with patient transfers. Potential exposure to infection and disease is noted.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Ability to relate to all types of people.
- BLS certification from the American Heart Association required within 30 days.
Nice To Haves
- 1–2 years of patient transport experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Transport or escort patients between patient units and designated hospital departments, ensuring proper patient identification and that the patient chart accompanies each transport.
- Maintain patient safety, security, and confidentiality during transports.
- Assist with lifting and transferring patients to and from beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs.
- Enter transport activity in the hospital AS400 system, log patients in and out on nursing units, obtain nursing unit signatures as appropriate, and complete the daily transport log.
- Maintain transport-related statistical performance data and submit it to the Transport Coordinator or Lead at the end of the shift.
- Communicate patient delays promptly and accurately to dispatch and resolve delays as appropriate.
- Pick up specimens that cannot be tubed from nursing units and deliver them to the Lab or another appropriate department.
- Pick up charts from Medical Records that cannot be tubed and deliver them to nursing units.
- Transport discharged patients from patient units to the lobby when volunteers are unavailable.
- Clean stretchers in the ER, OR, Radiology, and transport departments, and clean transport equipment.
- Maintain an adequate supply of portable oxygen tanks in designated hospital areas.
- Provide customer service, communicate positively with people of different cultures, values, and beliefs, acknowledge concerns, take corrective action, and escort customers when necessary.
- Participate in hospital and department process-improvement activities and annual competency assessment; maintain self-development and comply with applicable certification requirements.
- Use equipment and supplies in a fiscally prudent manner and complete assigned projects within expected time frames.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
