Patient Transporter - Evening Shift

IU Health•Indianapolis, IN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Transporter safely transports patients and items throughout IU Health Methodist Hospital using a transport application. The role requires confirming patient identity with two identifiers, providing safe handoffs to caregivers at both the origin and destination, and communicating and working closely with care teams. Transporters disconnect and reconnect oxygen at the patient-room wall connection and monitor oxygen tank levels during transport. They safely move patients between beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs. The position also transports deceased patients and death paperwork to the morgue, secures patients in controlled cold-temperature storage, records morgue inventory, and documents the time a patient is placed in cold storage. Other duties include storing beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, and other items; identifying the correct bed type for delivery; using PPE in all room types, including isolation rooms; disposing of soiled linen; sanitizing transport equipment with chemicals before and after each use; and maintaining patient safety and confidentiality.

Requirements

High school graduation or an equivalent combination of education and experience that provides comparable job knowledge; graduates of an approved IU Health transition-to-work program are included.
Complete training in assigned competencies, including patient oxygen equipment and level and amount monitoring, patient lifting and transfers, and infection control policies.
Ability to follow oxygen transport policies and procedures, including attaching and monitoring oxygen tank levels during transport.
Ability to frequently work standing and perform substantial walking.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stoop, bend, and twist while handling weights.
Ability to perform repetitive motions, including grasping, fine manipulation, medium dexterity, and forearm and wrist rotation.
Ability to perform basic patient lifting using proper technique learned through in-service training.
No experience required.

Responsibilities

Safely transport patients and items between destinations within the hospital using a transport application.
Verify patient identity using two identifiers and provide safe handoffs to caregivers at the origin and destination.
Communicate and work closely with care teams during patient transport.
Disconnect and reconnect oxygen at the wall connection in patient rooms and monitor oxygen tank levels during transport.
Safely move patients between beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs.
Transport deceased patients and death paperwork to the morgue, secure patients in controlled cold-temperature storage, log morgue inventory, and document the time patients are placed in cold storage.
Properly store beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, and other items, and identify bed types for delivery to units.
Use personal protective equipment to enter all room types, including 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.