Patient Transporter

Schuylkill • Allentown, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Transporter moves patients between clinical units and diagnostic or treatment areas using a wheelchair, stretcher, or bed. Transports may involve patients using oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, and other equipment. The role coordinates patient transport within the facility and at its entrances, responds to alerts to help prevent or address emergent situations, and distributes and tracks clinical equipment. The transporter provides customer service to patients and staff while helping maintain accurate equipment and inventory information. This is an onsite, part-time day-shift position at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, with a schedule of 0700–1530 and an every-other-weekend and holiday rotation.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to demonstrate the importance of and provide a high level of customer service.
• Ability to interact with customers and patients with a compassionate, positive, and upbeat disposition.
• Ability to multitask and take initiative.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 180 days.
• Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds.
• Frequent to continuous standing and walking; patient transporters may walk 8–10 miles per shift.
• Ability to push and pull patients on beds or stretchers, including exerting 29 pounds of push force and performing lateral transfers involving up to 50 pounds of the patient's weight.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients safely and promptly as directed by medical professionals and according to established policies and procedures.
• Complete required training and attend in-service education and scheduled departmental meetings related to transportation planning and initiatives.
• Use transport software to support patient throughput and hospital capacity initiatives and facilitate timely transports.
• Coordinate activities in the discharged patient holding area.
• Handle portable oxygen cylinders safely, take excess tanks to appropriate storage areas, and ensure tanks are secured in appropriate holders.
• Obtain transport equipment and receive and document patient transportation assignments.
• Receive, count, stock, transport, clean, and sanitize medical equipment.
• Respond to alerts to help prevent and assist with emergent situations.
• Provide customer service to patients and staff and help maintain accurate equipment inventory levels.

What This Job Offers

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