Patient Transporter - Part Time

Saint Luke's Health System • Overland Park, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Saint Luke’s South is seeking a part-time Patient Transporter to join their team. Through manual or computerized job assignments, the Service Associate functions as a Patient Transporter who will move patients by wheelchair or car throughout the hospital for various reasons. This role involves utilizing infection prevention techniques, patient transfer techniques, and knowledge of appropriate routes to ensure patients are safely and efficiently moved. Good communication with nursing clinical staff is required, and the transporter must recognize when to ask for help or continued guidance. The position also involves maintaining and protecting the integrity of patients' tubes, lines, and collection devices, as well as moving patient valuables and equipment.

Requirements

• Less than 1 year of applicable experience.

Responsibilities

• Move patients by wheelchair or car throughout the hospital for various reasons.
• Utilize infection prevention techniques and patient transfer techniques.
• Use knowledge of appropriate routes to ensure patients are safely and efficiently moved.
• Communicate effectively with nursing clinical staff.
• Recognize when to ask for help or continued guidance.
• Maintain and protect the integrity of patient’s tubes, lines, and collection devices.
• Move patient valuables and equipment.

What This Job Offers

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