PATIENT TRANSPORTER (PART TIME)
About The Position
We are hiring immediately for a part time PATIENT TRANSPORTER position at Ochsner Hospital Westbank in Gretna, LA. The schedule is part-time, with hours and days varying, and further details provided upon interview. No experience is necessary as training will be provided. The fixed pay rate is $13.50 per hour. At Crothall Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, the culture is built on caring for people and creating a true sense of belonging, offering careers filled with purpose to transform healthcare experiences and build lasting relationships. Crothall specializes in high-quality, innovative support services exclusively for the healthcare industry, being a market leader in Environmental Services (EVS) supporting nearly 1,300 accounts, many of which are top hospitals. With nearly 30,000 team members, Crothall maintains high standards of detail, safety, and excellence, empowering and uplifting team members through collaboration and continuous growth across various services including Environmental Services, Patient Transportation, Patient Observation, Facilities Management, Healthcare Technology Solutions, Ambulatory Services, and Sterile Processing. The Patient Transporter is responsible for the safe, timely and accurate transport of patients, medical equipment and patient-related items to their destinations.
Requirements
- No experience necessary
- Willing to train
Responsibilities
- Properly and safely transports patients, secures IVs, drainage tubes, etc., and secures patient.
- In accordance with the transportation of patients, uses wheelchairs and other approved rolling stock to carry out the essential duties of the position.
- Demonstrates competency in transporting all specific age groups.
- Ensures the safe, timely and accurate transport of patients to their destination using the proper requested equipment.
- Communicates effectively with nursing personnel, clinicians, technicians or reception and dispatch.
- Ensures the comfort of the patient by being attentive. Offers blankets, checks modesty and only engages in appropriate conversation involving patients. Never transports patients in severe pain.
- Alerts nursing staff immediately to any signs of patient distress or equipment malfunction.
- Maintains equipment and reports equipment needing repairs.
- Complies with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state and JCAHO.
- Adheres to facility confidentiality and patient’s rights policy as outlined in the facilities HIPPA policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Retirement Plan
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identify Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Legal Services
- Choice Auto and Home Program
- Medical (for full-time positions)
- Dental (for full-time positions)
- Vision (for full-time positions)
- Life Insurance/AD (for full-time positions)
- Disability Insurance (for full-time positions)
- Commuter Benefits (for full-time positions)
- Employee Assistance Program (for full-time positions)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) (for full-time positions)
- paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
