Part Time Patient Transporter

Xanitos•Somers Point, NJ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Xanitos, Inc. is hiring a part-time Patient Transporter for Shore Medical Center in Somers Point, New Jersey. The role is responsible for safely, accurately, and promptly transporting patients, specimens, supplies, medical equipment, and other patient-related items. The transporter helps physicians, nurses, technicians, and therapists perform their duties and maintains a high level of patient and customer satisfaction. The position requires following proper body mechanics, Xanitos and hospital policies and procedures, and applicable regulatory standards. The listed hourly pay rate is $17.00. The work environment involves elevated potential exposure to blood and body fluids while transporting patients, occasional work near moving mechanical parts, and usually quiet noise levels. Possible exposure to chemicals may require special clothing or safety equipment. The role requires regular standing, walking, and use of hands and arms; frequent climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and talking or hearing; prolonged standing; and frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of up to 50 pounds. The transporter regularly assists staff and uses approved lifting devices to move patients. Visual abilities include close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment, with or without corrective lenses. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
One to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Flu vaccination is a condition of employment.
Must complete post-offer medical screening, background screening, and drug testing.
Ability to work standing for long periods and regularly stand and walk.
Ability to frequently climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
Ability to frequently lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50 pounds and assist with moving patients using approved lifting devices.
Required visual abilities include close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment, with or without corrective lenses.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the janitorial industry.
Experience with medical cleaning.

Responsibilities

Verify patient identity using two identifiers and compare them with the transport assignment; report discrepancies and do not transport when identifiers do not match.
Transport patients safely, accurately, and promptly using appropriate, safe equipment and the proper mode of transportation.
Use proper body mechanics when lifting and transferring patients between beds, chairs, wheelchairs, gurneys, and exam tables.
Demonstrate competency transporting patients across specified age groups and cultures.
Follow standard and isolation precautions and ensure oxygen tanks have proper oxygen levels before transport.
Notify nursing immediately of changes in a patient's condition.
Secure IVs, drainage tubes, and the patient before transport.
Notify nursing personnel, clinical staff, technicians, or receptionists when a patient arrives.
Maintain patient comfort and dignity by being attentive, offering a blanket, covering the patient properly, and engaging only in appropriate conversation; do not transport patients experiencing moderate to severe pain.
Consult nursing and obtain assistance when transferring patients or when otherwise required.
Notify the dispatcher of transport delays, cancellations, or status changes.
Remove and properly bag soiled linen after each transport and sanitize transport equipment after each use.
Never leave a patient alone in a treatment area or corridor and ensure a proper handoff to receiving department personnel.
Report equipment needing repair.
Maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with hospital policy.
Collect and return transportation equipment to its proper storage location.
Respond to emergencies according to hospital policy.
Transport small equipment or tools between departments.
Perform other duties as assigned.