Patient Transporter (24-E)
About The Position
The Patient Transporter provides general transportation of patients to and from care areas and may assist patients to and from their vehicles. The role involves communicating with patients and clinical staff about departures, arrivals, and handoffs; helping patients move between beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, and care tables; and transporting equipment under the Transport Department’s responsibility. The transporter documents patient trips using the Hospital Throughput computer program and a mobile device, and follows the required “Ticket to Ride” process with nursing staff and receiving departments. The position also includes safely parking and securing beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs; ensuring a patient is safe to be left with a receiving department; assisting with dressing or undressing when needed; cleaning patient equipment after each trip; and reporting equipment issues to the Manager and submitting BioMed service requests. Work is 24 hours per week, from 12 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., every other weekend and holiday.
Requirements
- On-the-job training.
- Basic computer experience.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- American Heart Association CPR/BLS certification.
- Frequent bending, carrying, pulling, pushing, reaching, standing, stooping, walking, and lifting over 100 lbs; occasional climbing stairs, lifting 50–100 lbs, and sitting.
- Constant use of hearing, sight, and speech; frequent use of smell and touch; frequent keyboard and telephone use; constant concentration and problem solving.
Nice To Haves
- Previous customer service experience preferred.
- Previous experience in a healthcare environment preferred.
Responsibilities
- Document patient trips using the Hospital Throughput computer program.
- Transport patients to and from patient care areas and, when needed, to or from their vehicles.
- Communicate with patients regarding pending departures and arrivals in departments.
- Assist patients in and out of beds and wheelchairs, and on and off stretchers.
- Assist staff with lifting patients or sliding patients from stretchers to care tables.
- Transport equipment under the Transport Department’s responsibility.
- Use a mobile device to access the Hospital Throughput computer program.
- Assist patients with dressing or undressing as required.
- Obtain a “Ticket to Ride” from the nurse upon arriving at the patient’s floor and obtain the nurse’s signature before departing.
- Communicate with the patient’s R.N. before the patient departs their room or upon returning to their room.
- Safely park beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs using the braking system, and lower beds or stretchers before leaving the patient.
- Communicate with receiving departments and hand off the signed “Ticket to Ride” before departing.
- Ensure the patient is safe to be left with the receiving department, including when the department is not immediately ready for testing or other needs.
- Clean patient equipment at the conclusion of each patient trip.
- Communicate equipment issues to the Manager and create BioMed service requests for broken equipment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
