Patient Transporter - Patient Transport

Owensboro Health • Owensboro, KY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Transporter transports patients, specimens, and equipment throughout Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The role involves moving patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or bed to designated locations, including patients using oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, monitors, and other equipment. The transporter maintains patients’ existing oxygen levels during transport, helps patients enter and exit vehicles, delivers equipment and specimens, and assists with transporting deceased bodies to the morgue. The role also includes greeting patients and visitors and providing information and directions.

The position requires critical thinking, decisive judgment, and the ability to work under minimal supervision in a stressful environment. A high school diploma or GED and relevant experience are preferred. Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification is required within 90 days of employment. This is a part-time, 0.5 FTE position (40 hours per pay period), with shifts from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. and every-other-weekend requirements.

Requirements

• Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as a Healthcare Provider required within 90 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of relevant experience preferred.
• High school diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED), or higher preferred.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or bed to designated sites, including patients using oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, monitors, and other equipment.
• Maintain continuous oxygen for patients by setting oxygen tanks to the same level already being provided.
• Assist patients with entering and exiting vehicles, including transfers to or from wheelchairs or stretchers.
• Deliver equipment and specimens to requesting team members or departments.
• Assist team members with removing deceased bodies from units and transporting them to the morgue.
• Greet patients and visitors and provide information and directions.
• Support Owensboro Health’s mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests; follow organizational policies and procedures; and act consistently with a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability.

What This Job Offers

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