Patient Transporter, Valet Parking Services Weekend!

University of Utah Health•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

This position transports patients between their beds and other areas, including therapy, surgery, and radiology. It also retrieves medical records, lab results, supplies, and medications. The role may require transporting medications within the employee’s scope of practice and in accordance with state law. The position does not provide patient care. The Patient Transporter transfers patients by wheelchair, bed, or stretcher; handles equipment and items attached to patients during transport; and delivers routine and STAT laboratory specimens, blood, and medical items. The role supports urgent situations, assists with bed turnover communication following patient discharge, uses the tele-tracking system, and collaborates with other employees to meet patient and department needs. University of Utah Health is a patient-focused organization committed to compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality, and trust. It operates five hospitals and eleven clinics and is a Level 1 Trauma Center. Applicants must submit an updated resume that clearly documents their work history and relevant qualifications and must be able to meet the position’s schedule, hours, and work location. Selected candidates must complete required pre-employment requirements, including reference checks, a background check, drug screening, and required immunizations.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system; must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.
Demonstrated potential ability to perform the essential functions of the position.
Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.
Ability to meet the physical requirements, with or without accommodation, including intensive work that may exert up to 100 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise moving objects such as medical equipment or patients.

Responsibilities

Transfers patients between areas by wheelchair, bed, or stretcher.
Assists in transporting essential supplies during traumas and cardiac arrests.
Handles items attached to patients during transport, including IV bags, oxygen masks and tanks, urine drainage bags, blood bags, and medical monitoring devices.
Transports expired patients to the morgue by stretcher.
Upon patient discharge, initiates the call alerting departments involved in the bed turnover process.
Picks up and delivers routine and STAT laboratory specimens, blood, and medical items.
Uses the tele-tracking system properly.
Collaborates with other employees to ensure patient and department needs are met.
Retrieves medical records, lab results, supplies, and medications; may transport medications within scope of practice and according to state law.