Patient Transporter- (Part Time/Evenings)
About The Position
Transports patients and equipment throughout the Hospitals and Clinics via wheelchair or gurney. This role is crucial for ensuring patients can get to their appointments and necessary areas safely, comfortably, and with compassion. No clinical license is required for this position. The role involves assisting patients with transfers, transporting them and their belongings, and managing patient care equipment. It also requires using technology for assignments and tracking, maintaining equipment, and adhering to specific hospital guidelines for patient transport and handoffs. The work environment is typically clinical, and the position requires adherence to all organizational policies and procedures.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)
- Communication skills
- Computer Literacy
- Knowledge of HR Policies, Standards And Procedures
- Understanding of Office Politics And Confidentiality
- Teamwork skills
Nice To Haves
- Minimum of 1 year related work experience
Responsibilities
- Assists floor staff with patient transfers to and from mode of transport.
- Transports patients, belongings and deceased to and from assigned departments.
- Assists patients in and out of vehicles and transport equipment.
- Lifts and maneuvers patients using proper body mechanics and equipment, as needed.
- Transports specific patient care equipment, specialty carts, and beds to requesting departments.
- Assists with equipment management by identifying those needing cleaning and repair.
- Transports soiled equipment to the appropriate cleaning area and broken equipment to be biomed for repairs.
- Cleans soiled patient care equipment and stages for redistribution.
- Maintains wheelchair availability in assigned staging locations.
- Maintains eye contact, acknowledges and greets patient, and communicates the transport destination to the patient.
- Interacts with patients in a professional manner, avoiding idle conversation that excludes the patient.
- Collaborates with other healthcare team members to facilitate patient care and services.
- Receives patient and equipment transport assignments via Smartphone.
- Properly identifies patient prior to transport and assures that patient has an identification band.
- Uses technology system for patient and equipment transports.
- Utilizes the Delay and Postpone function within technology system to identify process delays in transportation of patients and/or equipment.
- Issues rental equipment and log equipment when distributing.
- Adheres to the Geisinger Patient Transport/Nursing Handoff Guidelines.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- Health savings account (HSA)
- Company-paid life insurance
- Company-paid short-term disability coverage
- Company-paid long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) plan with automatic Geisinger contributions
- Generous paid time off (PTO) plan
- Tuition reimbursement (up to $5,000 per calendar year)
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program
- Adoption assistance
- Fertility assistance
- Parental leave pay
- Military leave pay
- Free Care.com membership with discounted backup care
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for referrals and support (childcare, eldercare, pet care, legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools)
- Voluntary accident insurance
- Voluntary critical illness insurance
- Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary identity theft protection
- Voluntary universal life insurance
- Voluntary pet insurance
- Voluntary legal insurance
- $1,250 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates
- Shift differentials for evening, nights, and weekend shifts
- Up to $40,000 in financial support to become a nurse
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
