Patient Transporter - Patient Transport

Owensboro Health • Owensboro, KY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Transporter transports patients, specimens, and equipment throughout the facility. The role moves patients to designated locations using wheelchairs, stretchers, or beds, including patients who need oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, monitors, or other equipment. The transporter provides oxygen at the level already being administered, assists patients entering or exiting vehicles and transferring to or from wheelchairs and stretchers, delivers equipment and specimens, and helps transport deceased bodies from units to the morgue. The role also greets patients and visitors and provides information and directions.

This is a part-time position at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in the Patient Transport department, scheduled for 1500–2330 Monday through Sunday, with every-other-weekend requirements. The position is 0.5 FTE, or 40 hours per pay period. A minimum of two years of relevant experience is preferred. A high school diploma, GED, or higher is preferred. Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification is required within 90 days of employment.

The position requires critical thinking, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. The employee is expected to support Owensboro Health’s mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests; follow organizational policies and procedures; and perform work consistent with a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability. Physical demands include frequent standing, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling, bending or stooping, reaching, and repetitive hand and arm movements. The job description notes that specific duties may vary by department and additional related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as a Healthcare Provider required within 90 days of employment.
• Part-time schedule of 1500–2330, Monday through Sunday, with every-other-weekend requirements.

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience preferred.
• High school diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED), or higher preferred.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or bed to designated sites as requested, including patients using oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, monitors, and other equipment.
• Provide continuous oxygen by setting oxygen tanks to the same level already being provided to the patient.
• Assist patients with entering and exiting vehicles, including transfers to or from wheelchairs or stretchers.
• Deliver equipment and specimens to requesting team members or departments.
• Assist team members with removing deceased bodies from units and transporting them to the morgue.
• Greet patients and visitors and provide information and directions.
• Support the organization’s mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests; adhere to policies and procedures; and perform tasks consistently with compliance, safety, and high reliability expectations.

What This Job Offers

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