Patient Transporter

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Edgewood, KY

20h•Onsite

About The Position

A Patient Transporter at St. Elizabeth Healthcare is responsible for transporting patients and patient-associated items throughout the hospital stay or to the departure lounge and vehicle for discharge. This role is crucial for ensuring customer service and meeting throughput needs. The individual must demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in every interaction with patients, families, visitors, and other employees, regardless of cultural background. St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care for over 160 years across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio, guided by its mission to improve community health and values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Associates are considered the heart of the organization.

Requirements

High School Graduate, GED, or general education requirements for the country that education was obtained
Good communication skills
Ability to work independently, interdependently, and set priorities
Demonstrates the ability to accept and adapt to change
None (for Kind and Length of Experience)

Responsibilities

safely and courteously transport patients to various areas as requested, using proper equipment, verifying patient name, date of birth, room number and destination and documenting such
Notifies responsible party upon arrival and reports any medical problem keeping all patient information confidential, ensuring safety, courteous and confidential transport of each patient to the correct destination as requested
Practices good hand hygiene
responsible for the maintenance and disinfecting of departmental equipment, such as stretchers, wheelchairs, beds, equipment rooms and chairs in lounge area
follow the applicable safety steps required to perform their duties to ensure safety for themselves and their patients, and be in compliance with Healthcare system, state and federal safety standards
performing proper safety procedures and precautions
reporting safety concerns and incidents
using correct lifting techniques (minimal lift & maxi slides)
disposing or sharps and infectious was properly
Performs other duties as assigned to assist in the effective and efficient operation of the department