Patient Transporter - Day Shift

Indiana University Health System•Indianapolis, IN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Transporter safely moves patients and items from one location to another within IU Health University Hospital using a transport application. The role requires identifying patients with two identifiers, coordinating closely with care teams, and completing safe handoffs with caregivers at both the origin and destination. Transporters move patients between beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs and disconnect or reconnect room oxygen as needed while monitoring oxygen tank levels during transport. The position also involves transporting deceased patients and death paperwork to the morgue, securing patients in controlled cold-temperature storage, and recording morgue inventory and storage time. The transporter stores beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, and other items appropriately, identifies the correct bed types for delivery to units, uses personal protective equipment in all room types including isolation rooms, disposes of soiled linen safely, and sanitizes transport equipment with chemicals before and after each use. Patient safety and confidentiality must be maintained. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position on a 7:00 AM–3:00 PM shift. Rotating weekends and holidays are required.

Requirements

High school graduation, or an equivalent combination of education and experience providing comparable job knowledge; graduates of an approved IU Health transition-to-work program are also eligible.
Training in assigned competencies, including patient oxygen equipment and monitoring, patient lifting and transfers, and infection control policies.
Ability to follow oxygen transport policies and procedures, including attaching oxygen tanks and monitoring their levels during transport.
Ability to frequently stand and walk for extended periods.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stoop, bend, and twist while handling those weights.
Ability to perform repetitive motions, including grasping, fine manipulation, medium dexterity, and forearm/wrist rotation.
Ability to perform basic patient lifting using proper techniques taught through in-service training.
No experience required.

Responsibilities

Use the transport application to transport patients and items safely within the hospital.
Identify patients using two identifiers and provide a safe handoff with caregivers at the origin and destination.
Communicate and work closely with care teams when moving patients.
Disconnect and reconnect oxygen from the wall in patient rooms and monitor oxygen tank levels during transport.
Move patients safely from beds to stretchers or wheelchairs.
Transport deceased patients and death paperwork to the morgue, secure patients in cold storage, and record morgue inventory and storage time.
Store beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, and other items properly; identify correct bed types for delivery to units.
Use appropriate personal protective equipment, including when entering isolation rooms.
Safely dispose of soiled and used linen.
Sanitize patient transport equipment with chemicals before and after each use.
Maintain patient safety and confidentiality.