Patient Transporter (Full And Part Time)

Compass Group • Columbia, SC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Transporter is responsible for the safe, timely, and accurate transport of patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items within the hospital. The role uses wheelchairs and other approved rolling equipment, ensures patients are secured and comfortable, and communicates with nursing personnel, clinicians, technicians, reception, and dispatch. The transporter must respond to patient distress or equipment problems, maintain equipment, and follow applicable regulatory standards and facility confidentiality and patient-rights policies. Other duties may be assigned.

The position is located at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. Full-time and part-time schedules are available, with days and hours varying. Overnight and weekend availability is required. No prior experience is required. The fixed pay rate is $18.00 per hour.

Requirements

• No prior experience is required.
• Overnight and weekend availability is required.
• Must be able to perform the position's essential functions satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Safely, promptly, and accurately transport patients to their destinations using the appropriate requested equipment.
• Transport patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items using wheelchairs and other approved rolling stock.
• Secure patients and ensure IVs, drainage tubes, and other equipment are safely managed during transport.
• Demonstrate competency in transporting patients across all specified age groups.
• Communicate effectively with nursing personnel, clinicians, technicians, reception, and dispatch.
• Attend to patient comfort by offering blankets, maintaining modesty, and engaging only in appropriate conversation.
• Do not transport patients in severe pain.
• Immediately alert nursing staff to signs of patient distress or equipment malfunction.
• Maintain equipment and report equipment requiring repair.
• Comply with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state, and JCAHO standards.
• Follow facility confidentiality and patient-rights policies as outlined in HIPAA policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
• Full-time positions also offer Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance/AD, Disability Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Associates may be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed