Patient Transporter - Full Time

Trinity Health

1d•$16 - $24

About The Position

The Patient Transporter safely, professionally, courteously, and promptly transports patients between locations and maintains transportation equipment in clean, working condition. The role includes coordinating transports, communicating with patients, families, and hospital personnel, and using appropriate safety, body mechanics, infection-control, and patient hand-off procedures. The schedule is full time, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and includes every other weekend and every other holiday.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients and families and collaborate with unit teams and hospital personnel.
Ability to walk and stand for up to 100% of work time.
Ability to push and pull up to 200 pounds, bend, and lift to position and transfer patients, following established body-mechanics and safety procedures.
Excellent customer-service skills for dealing with hospital personnel, outside customers, and community groups.

Nice To Haves

Previous patient transport experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Prioritize patient transports and resolve related patient-care issues according to established policies and procedures.
Independently transfer and transport patients between locations, including to the morgue, while meeting productivity standards and using appropriate body mechanics; seek assistance as needed.
Maneuver transport-related equipment and supplies, including chest tubes, oxygen tanks, Foley bags, medication pumps, and other machines, within established guidelines.
Greet patients respectfully, explain the purpose of transport, and communicate relevant information with hospital personnel and family members.
Answer questions within the scope of responsibility and direct other questions to appropriate sources.
Verify patient identity and destination before transport by asking the patient to state their name and comparing it with the hospital identification band and transport request.
Use safe techniques and equipment, secure patients and equipment during transfers, perform visual preventive-maintenance checks, and report or correct unsafe conditions.
Apply appropriate infection-control and isolation techniques and report isolation precautions to departmental staff when appropriate.
Sign patients in and out at nurses’ stations and appointment locations according to established transfer and hand-off procedures.
Recognize impending emergencies, take appropriate action, attend annual CPR training, and assist in emergencies as needed.
Know the locations of departmental equipment, return and store equipment properly after use, and promptly report defective or unsafe equipment.
Clean and maintain equipment according to department standards.
Complete required paperwork accurately, completely, and promptly, and maintain productivity within established time and volume standards.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Demonstrate behaviors consistent with Trinity Health’s mission and values and maintain knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and organizational integrity policies and standards.
Conduct oneself consistently with customer-service expectations.