Patient Transporter - Riley - Full Time Evenings

Indiana University Health System • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

The Patient Transporter is primarily dedicated to Operating Room (OR) transport operations, providing safe and efficient movement of surgical patients and materials. The role also provides hospital-wide transport support, handles specialized duties such as morgue runs, and helps ensure transport wagons and wheelchairs are maintained, gathered, and staged throughout the facility. The position is based in the Riley Operating Room and is scheduled for 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Requirements

• High school graduation or an equivalent combination of education and experience providing comparable job knowledge; graduates of an approved IU Health transition-to-work program are also eligible.
• Complete training in assigned competencies, including patient oxygen equipment and 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 stand and walk for extended periods.
• 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 or wrist rotation.
• Ability to perform basic patient lifting after receiving in-service training on proper technique.
• No experience required.
• Ability to push patients in beds or wheelchairs.

Responsibilities

• Answer calls and complete patient transport runs promptly for the Operating Room and Emergency Department.
• Transport patients and equipment safely and efficiently.
• Help ensure patient comfort during transport.
• Transport materials and supplies.
• Handle specialized transport duties, including morgue runs.
• Maintain, gather, and stage transport wagons and wheelchairs throughout the facility.
• Follow oxygen transport procedures, including attaching oxygen tanks and monitoring their levels during transport.
• Perform patient lifting and transfers using proper techniques and follow infection control policies.

What This Job Offers

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