PATIENT TRANSPORTER (FULL TIME AND PART TIME)
About The Position
We are hiring immediately for full time and part time PATIENT TRANSPORTER positions. Address: Ascension Sacred Heart Bay - 615 North Bonita Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401. Note: online applications accepted only. Schedule: Full time and part time schedules. Hours and days may vary. Further details upon interview. Requirement: No experience required. Perks: Paid training! Fixed Pay Rate: $16.00 per hour. If serving others is in your blood and you thrive on helping people heal, TouchPoint is the place for you! As part of Compass Healthcare, we care deeply for people, build belonging, and serve with detail, quality, and excellence to set the stage for healing. We’re TouchPoint Support Services, and our mission is to serve up hospitality for patients, families, and visitors at Ascension Health hospitals across the U.S. From meals to facilities to patient support, our work creates moments that matter. This takes a big heart, a commitment to do the right thing, and the belief that together we can achieve more than we ever could alone. We empower and uplift each other, grow in our careers, and have fun while supporting the mission to improve the health of the poor and vulnerable. We asked some of our associates why they love working for Touchpoint. Click here to see what they said!Job SummaryPatient Transporter Facilitating Internal Hospital Patient Moves Summary: Responsible for the safe, timely and accurate transport of patients, medical equipment and patient-related items to their destinations.
Requirements
- No experience required.
Responsibilities
- Properly and safely transports patients, secures IVs, drainage tubes, etc., and secures patient.
- In accordance with the transportation of patients, uses wheelchairs and other approved rolling stock to carry out the essential duties of the position.
- Demonstrates competency in transporting all specific age groups.
- Ensures the safe, timely and accurate transport of patients to their destination using the proper requested equipment.
- Communicates effectively with nursing personnel, clinicians, technicians or reception and dispatch.
- Ensures the comfort of the patient by being attentive. Offers blankets, checks modesty and only engages in appropriate conversation involving patients. Never transports patients in severe pain.
- Alerts nursing staff immediately to any signs of patient distress or equipment malfunction.
- Maintains equipment and reports equipment needing repairs.
- Complies with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state and JCAHO.
- Adheres to facility confidentiality and patient’s rights policy as outlined in the facilities HIPPA policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Retirement Plan
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance/AD
- Disability Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
