Patient Transporter - Full-Time/Full-Time Flex -UPMC Shadyside

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Shadyside is hiring full-time Patient Transporters to support the day-to-day operations of the Transportation Services Department in Shadyside, PA. Days and shifts vary, and employees must be able to rotate shifts to provide coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The position involves walking approximately seven miles a day while interacting with patients and contributing to their quality of care. Transporters safely and efficiently move patients, equipment, supplies, specimens, and morgue patients throughout the hospital. The role also includes performing electrocardiograms (EKGs), supporting related computer and management systems, delivering materials, and coordinating with nursing and other departments. New employees must complete seven consecutive weekdays of training during daylight hours, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Requirements

Must be able to rotate shifts to provide coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Knowledge of office systems and procedures.
Ability to accurately identify anatomical landmarks for correct placement of electrocardiographic leads.
Ability to accurately follow departmental procedures.
Basic knowledge of the operation and maintenance of the electrocardiographic management system.
Ability to exercise good judgment in prioritizing work.
Effective organizational skills.
CPR is required based on AHA standards, including didactic and skills-demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of laboratory terminology and CRT terminals.

Responsibilities

Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies and behaviors, and perform other duties as assigned.
Acquire electrocardiograms for nursing units and other departments or satellite areas, following established procedures and the electrocardiographic management system.
Recognize and resolve computer error messages generated by electrocardiographic carts.
Adjust equipment and controls according to physician orders to establish the appropriate protocol.
Attach electrodes to patients' chests, arms, and legs, connect them to the EKG machine, and operate the machine to obtain a reading.
Deliver supplies, equipment, medication, and other materials safely, accurately, and on time; ensure medication is handed off to a nurse.
Use electrocardiographic management, Clinicpac, and Medipac systems via terminal to cancel or complete patient charges, verify or correct demographic information, and retrieve EKGs as requested.
Help keep patients physically and emotionally relaxed during EKG recordings, and interact with patients courteously, tactfully, and professionally.
Maintain a caring, supportive, and positive attitude toward patients, visitors, medical staff, and coworkers, demonstrating The Basics of Service Excellence.
Prioritize multiple STAT EKG requests and, when appropriate, discuss patient conditions or situations with unit staff to determine prioritization.
Safely transfer patients into and out of hospital beds.
Transport patients, adjunct equipment, supplies, specimens, and morgue patients between patient units, treatment centers, and other designated areas using prescribed vehicles.
Transport medication only from one department to another.