Patient Transporter - Mid-Shift

IU Health•Indianapolis, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Transporter uses a transport application to safely move patients and items between locations within the hospital. The role includes identifying patients with two identifiers, coordinating safe handoffs with caregivers at both origin and destination, and communicating closely with care teams during transport. Transporters disconnect and reconnect room oxygen, monitor oxygen tank levels, and move patients safely between beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs. The position also transports deceased patients and death paperwork to the morgue, secures patients in controlled cold-temperature storage, and records morgue inventory and storage times. Additional duties include storing beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, and other items; identifying appropriate bed types for delivery; using personal protective equipment when entering rooms, including isolation rooms; disposing of soiled linen; sanitizing transport equipment with chemicals before and after use; and maintaining patient safety and confidentiality.

Requirements

High school graduation or an equivalent combination of education and experience providing comparable job knowledge; graduates of an approved IU Health transition-to-work program are included.
Complete training in assigned competencies, including patient oxygen equipment and level monitoring, patient lifting and transfers, and infection control policies.
Ability to follow oxygen transport policies and procedures, including attaching and monitoring oxygen tank levels during transport.
Ability to frequently stand and walk for extended periods.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stoop, bend, and twist while handling weights.
Ability to perform repetitive motions, including grasping, fine manipulation, medium dexterity, and forearm/wrist rotation.
Ability to perform basic patient lifting using proper techniques taught through in-service training.
No experience required.

Responsibilities

Safely transport patients and items between hospital locations using a transport application.
Identify patients using two identifiers and ensure safe handoffs with caregivers at the origin and destination.
Communicate and work closely with care teams while moving patients.
Disconnect and reconnect oxygen from the wall in patient rooms and monitor oxygen tank levels during transport.
Safely move patients between beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs.
Transport deceased patients and death paperwork to the morgue, secure patients in cold storage, and record morgue inventory and storage times.
Store beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, and other items properly, and identify bed types for delivery to units.
Use personal protective equipment when entering rooms, including isolation rooms.
Dispose of soiled and used linen safely.
Sanitize patient transport equipment with chemicals before and after each use.
Maintain patient safety and confidentiality.