Patient Transporter - FT (8:30am-4:30pm) MMC

Atlantic Health System•Morristown, NJ

3h•Onsite

About The Position

Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center is seeking a full-time Patient Transporter. The schedule is 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., including every other weekend. The starting rate is $18.50 per hour. The Patient Transporter helps patients move safely to and from designated areas within the facility, escorts incoming patients, carries luggage, and delivers messages, mail, medical records, and other items. The role follows written or verbal instructions and includes assisting patients who are walking or transporting non-ambulatory patients using a wheelchair, bed, or wheeled cart. The position requires a high school diploma or GED/equivalent, English reading, writing, and speaking ability, and the ability to work well under time constraints. Duties may involve exposure to extreme cold and heat, prolonged standing, bending, and lifting, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds. CPR certification is preferred.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED/equivalent.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Ability to work well under time constraints.
Ability to stand for long periods and bend, lift, push, and pull up to 50 pounds.
Ability to perform duties that may involve exposure to extreme cold and extreme heat.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification.

Responsibilities

Ascertain patient name, destination, mode of travel, time, and other information according to written or verbal instructions.
Guide or escort incoming patients from the admitting office or reception desk to the designated area.
Carry patients’ luggage.
Assist patients with walking to help prevent falls, or transport non-ambulatory patients using a wheelchair.
Transport patients, alone or with assistance, in a bed, wheeled cart, or wheelchair to designated areas within the facility during their stay.
Deliver messages, mail, medical records, and other items.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage for team members working 22.5 hours per week or above.
Life and AD&D insurance.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance, with options to supplement.
403(b) retirement plan with employer match and additional non-elective contribution.
PTO and paid sick leave.
Tuition assistance, advancement, and academic advising.
Parental, adoption, and surrogacy leave.
Backup and on-site childcare.
Well-being rewards.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Fertility benefits and Healthy Pregnancy Program.
Flexible spending and commuter accounts.
Pet, home and auto, identity theft, and legal insurance.