Patient Transporter - Atrium Health Cabarrus PT Days

Advocate Health • Concord, NC

4d • $19 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Transporter provides patient, guest, and materials transport services within Atrium Health Cabarrus. The role supports patients with medical devices and equipment, assists with safe patient handling and transfers, guides patients and visitors through the facility, and answers questions or directs them to appropriate resources. The transporter uses capacity-management systems and related equipment to process tasks, maintains transport equipment and inventory, and helps keep facility areas safe and clear. The position works in a fast-paced, customer-oriented indoor and outdoor environment and requires extended periods of standing and walking.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to lift at least 50 pounds when moving and lifting patients.
• Ability to push and pull patient transport equipment.
• Ability to prioritize workload and maintain good working relationships with all departments.
• BLS certification within six months.

Nice To Haves

• Oral and written communication skills.
• Organizational, typing, and leadership skills.
• Previous experience in guest services or the hospitality industry.
• Experience in a physically demanding work environment.
• Computer and data-entry skills.

Responsibilities

• Represent Advocate Health positively to patients, visitors, and staff by adhering to Our Advocate Health Way.
• Provide excellent customer service while performing daily transport duties.
• Transport and transfer patients, support admissions and discharges, escort guests, and move materials and equipment, including equipment used with patients such as oxygen cylinders, intravenous pumps, PCA pumps, and wound vacs.
• Guide patients, visitors, guests, and staff to destinations within the facilities.
• Adjust oxygen-cylinder liter flow and determine PSI, and transfer cannula tubing between wall units and cylinders.
• Perform safe patient handling, including moving patients, using patient lifts, and completing stand-pivot and lateral transfers.
• Orient patients and visitors to rooms and the transport process, answer questions about support services, and provide appropriate resources.
• Use capacity-management systems and equipment, including Encompass/Epic, an iPhone, Halo, and a computer, to process tasks.
• Maintain transport equipment so it is safe, clean, and ready for use; inspect equipment before and after use and report defects promptly to a supervisor.
• Monitor facilities for safety and cleanliness, including removing unattended equipment from hallways and keeping electrical panels, fire extinguishers, and emergency exits unobstructed.
• Maintain inventory of stretchers, wheelchairs, beds, oxygen cylinders and carriers, IV poles, and other equipment throughout facilities.
• Complete and maintain required training, educational programs, and certifications.
• Attend meetings as required.
• Follow Advocate Health and departmental policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate's job.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.

What This Job Offers

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