Patient Transporter (Part Time)
About The Position
TouchPoint Support Services is hiring a part-time Patient Transporter at MyMichigan Saginaw Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan. The role facilitates internal hospital patient moves and is responsible for transporting patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items safely, accurately, and on time. The fixed pay rate is $15.00 per hour. The schedule is part time, between 6:00 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.; days and hours may vary, and rotating weekends and holidays are required. Paid training is offered, along with a $2.50-per-hour night shift differential and a $2.50-per-hour weekend shift differential. The Patient Transporter safely secures patients and their IVs, drainage tubes, and other equipment, and uses wheelchairs and other approved rolling equipment. The transporter communicates with hospital staff, attends to patient comfort and modesty, and promptly reports patient distress or equipment problems. Associates are expected to maintain equipment, comply with regulatory requirements, and follow facility confidentiality and patient-rights policies. TouchPoint Support Services is part of Compass Healthcare and serves patients, families, and visitors at Ascension Health hospitals. The company describes its work as hospitality and patient support in service of improving the health of poor and vulnerable people. Part-time associates are offered a retirement plan, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, a discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and voluntary benefits including critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, legal services, and an auto and home program. Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off in accordance with applicable laws.
Requirements
- Previous transporter experience is preferred, not required.
Nice To Haves
- Previous transporter experience.
Responsibilities
- Safely, accurately, and promptly transport patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items to their destinations.
- Secure patients and their IVs, drainage tubes, and other equipment during transport.
- Use wheelchairs and other approved rolling equipment to transport patients.
- Demonstrate competency in transporting all specific age groups.
- Use the proper requested equipment for each patient transport.
- Communicate effectively with nursing personnel, clinicians, technicians, reception, and dispatch.
- Attend to patient comfort, including offering blankets, checking modesty, and engaging 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 that needs repair.
- Comply with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state, and JCAHO standards.
- Follow facility confidentiality and patient-rights policies, including HIPAA policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Paid training
- $2.50 per hour night shift differential
- $2.50 per hour weekend shift differential
- Retirement plan
- Associate shopping program
- Health and wellness programs
- Discount marketplace
- Identity theft protection
- Pet insurance
- Voluntary critical illness insurance
- Voluntary accident insurance
- Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary legal services
- Choice Auto and Home Program
- Potential eligibility for paid and/or unpaid time off in accordance with applicable laws
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
