Patient Transporter (Part Time)
About The Position
Crothall Healthcare is hiring a Patient Transporter at Reid Health in Richmond, Indiana. The role is responsible for safely, promptly, and accurately transporting patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items within the hospital. The position requires a flexible schedule, including rotating weekends. No prior experience is required. The fixed pay rate is $15.00 per hour. Crothall Healthcare provides specialized support services to the healthcare industry. Team members are expected to uphold standards of detail, safety, and excellence while contributing to a caring and collaborative workplace. This position involves safely moving patients using wheelchairs and other approved rolling equipment, securing patients and related medical lines, communicating with clinical and support staff, and attending to patient comfort. The transporter must follow regulatory requirements and facility policies concerning confidentiality and patient rights. Part-time associates are offered retirement and voluntary benefit programs; benefits listed for full-time positions are not specified as applying to this part-time role.
Requirements
- No prior experience is required.
- Availability to work a flexible schedule, including rotating weekends.
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Responsibilities
- Safely, timely, and accurately transport patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items to their destinations.
- Secure patients and properly manage IVs, drainage tubes, and other related equipment during transport.
- Use wheelchairs and other approved rolling stock to transport patients.
- Demonstrate competency in transporting all specific age groups.
- Use the proper requested equipment when transporting patients.
- Communicate effectively with nursing personnel, clinicians, technicians, reception, and dispatch.
- Attend to patient comfort, offer blankets, maintain modesty, and engage only in appropriate conversation.
- Do not transport patients in severe pain.
- Immediately alert nursing staff to signs of patient distress or equipment malfunction.
- Maintain equipment and report equipment needing repair.
- Comply with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state, and JCAHO standards.
- Follow facility confidentiality and patient-rights policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Retirement Plan
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Legal Services
- Choice Auto and Home Program
- Associates may be eligible for 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
