Patient Transporter Full-time Evenings / VOLOL Camden

Virtua Health

18h • $18 - $21 • Onsite

About The Position

This position supports hospital departments by transporting patients between units and departments using wheelchairs, stretchers, or beds. The role involves confirming patient identity, supporting patient comfort and safety during movement, and communicating relevant patient information. It also includes maintaining transport equipment and coordinating with other transporters to keep operations running smoothly.

Requirements

• Demonstrate a positive demeanor.
• Have strong verbal communication skills.
• Be able to handle potentially stressful situations and multitask.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• Customer service experience.
• CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to and from departments and units, ensuring appropriate patient identification, comfort, and safety; assist with lifting, moving, and positioning patients in beds or wheelchairs and provide patient information.
• Care for and clean wheelchairs and stretchers, check oxygen supplies, replenish them, change regulators as necessary, and initiate appropriate action when repairs are required.
• Coordinate with other transporters based on patient schedules to ensure smooth transport operations.
• Communicate patient information to nurses and diagnostic departments as necessary.

Benefits

• Medical and prescription coverage
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• 403(b) plan (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement)
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave as provided under applicable laws
• Short-term disability and optional long-term disability
• Colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Employee assistance program with free counseling sessions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED