Patient Transporter - Multiple Positions

Indiana University Health System • Avon, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Patient Transporters move patients to and from points of service, including admissions, discharges, ancillary services, and other service areas. The role also includes varied patient and equipment handling duties. Positions are based onsite at West Hospital in the Environmental Services department.

Schedules include full-time rotating shifts, with days from 6:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. or evenings from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., and an every-other-weekend and holiday rotation. Supplement PRN and part-time positions are also available on rotating shifts, with schedules varying from 0 to 24 hours weekly according to department needs.

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.
• Training in assigned competencies, including patient oxygen equipment and monitoring oxygen levels and amounts, 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 these weights.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions, including grasping, fine manipulation, medium dexterity, and forearm or wrist rotation.
• Ability to perform basic patient lifting using proper techniques learned through in-service training.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to and from points of service, including admissions, discharges, ancillary services, and other service areas.
• Perform patient and equipment handling duties.
• Complete assigned job responsibilities independently as experience progresses.
• Learn and use the teletracking app.
• Maintain good attendance.
• Complete assigned e-learning.

What This Job Offers

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