Patient Transporter

Schuylkill • Allentown, PA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Moves patients to and from clinical units and diagnostic or treatment areas using a wheelchair, stretcher, or bed. Patients may have oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, and other equipment. Coordinates patient transport activities within the facility and at entrances, responds to alerts to help prevent or assist with emergencies, and distributes and manages inventory of clinical equipment. Provides customer service to patients and staff and helps maintain accurate information and inventory levels. This is an onsite, part-time evening-shift position at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, with a schedule of 1500–2330 and every-other-weekend and holiday rotation.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to provide a high level of customer service.
• Ability to demonstrate a compassionate, positive, and upbeat disposition when interacting with customers and patients.
• Ability to multitask and take initiative.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 180 days.
• Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds; push or pull patients on beds or stretchers, including a stated 29-pound push force; and perform lateral transfers involving up to 50 pounds of the patient's weight.
• Frequent to continuous standing and walking; patient transporters may walk 8–10 miles per shift.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients safely and promptly as directed by medical professionals and established policies and procedures.
• Complete required training and attend in-service education and scheduled departmental meetings related to transportation planning and initiatives.
• Use transport software to support patient throughput and hospital capacity initiatives and facilitate timely transports.
• Coordinate activities in the discharged patient holding area.
• Handle portable oxygen cylinders safely, take excess tanks to appropriate storage areas, and ensure tanks are in appropriate holders.
• Obtain transport equipment and receive and document patient transportation assignments.
• Receive, count, stock, transport, clean, and sanitize medical equipment.

What This Job Offers

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