Patient Transporter
About The Position
Transports and escorts patients to and from patient units and designated hospital departments, ensuring patients are properly identified and accompanied by their charts. Maintains patient safety, security, and confidentiality during transport. Assists with lifting and transferring patients between beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs. Records transports in the hospital AS400 system, logs patients in and out on nursing units, obtains signatures as appropriate, completes daily transport logs, and submits transport performance data to the Transport Coordinator/Lead at the end of the shift. Communicates patient delays promptly to dispatch and works to resolve them. Transports specimens that cannot be tubed to the Lab or other appropriate departments, retrieves non-tubeable old charts from Medical Records for delivery to nursing units, and transports discharged patients to the lobby when volunteers are unavailable. Cleans stretchers and transport equipment and maintains portable oxygen tank supplies in designated areas. The role also supports the hospital’s mission, customer service, process improvement, and responsible use of supplies and equipment. The position is in Nyack, New York, on an evening shift from 2:30 PM to 11:00 PM, with alternate weekends and a rotating schedule; it is scheduled for 40 hours per pay period.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Ability to relate to all types of people.
- American Heart Association BLS certification required within 30 days.
- Above-average physical demands, including pushing, pulling, some lifting, and patient lifting and transfers.
- Most of the shift is spent standing or walking.
- Potential exposure to infection and disease.
Nice To Haves
- 1–2 years of patient transport experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Transport and escort patients between patient units and designated hospital departments, ensuring proper patient identification and that the patient chart accompanies each transport.
- Maintain patient safety, security, and confidentiality during transport.
- Assist with lifting and transferring patients to and from beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs.
- Enter patient transports in the hospital AS400 system; log patients in and out on nursing units, obtain signatures as appropriate, and complete daily transport logs.
- Maintain transport-related performance statistics and submit them to the Transport Coordinator/Lead at the end of the shift.
- Communicate patient delays promptly to dispatch and resolve delays as appropriate.
- Pick up and deliver specimens that cannot be transported by tube to the Lab or another appropriate department.
- Retrieve old charts that cannot be tubed from Medical Records and deliver them to nursing units.
- Transport discharged patients from patient units to the lobby when volunteers are unavailable.
- Clean stretchers in the ER, OR, Radiology, and transport departments, and clean transport equipment.
- Maintain adequate supplies of portable oxygen tanks in designated hospital areas.
- Provide customer service, communicate positively with people of different cultures, values, and beliefs, acknowledge customer concerns, and escort customers when necessary.
- Participate in department- and hospital-wide process or outcome improvement activities and annual competency assessment.
- Use equipment and supplies prudently, complete assigned projects within expected time frames, and maintain applicable licensure or certification requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
