Patient Transporter – Central Transport
About The Position
The Patient Transporter works at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s and transports patients, specimens, and equipment throughout the facility in accordance with the organization’s Mission and Guiding Behaviors. The position is scheduled for five 8-hour shifts per week from 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., including every other weekend and rotating holidays. The role includes moving patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or bed to designated locations, including patients using oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, monitors, and other equipment. The transporter also helps patients enter and exit vehicles, delivers equipment and specimens to staff or departments, assists staff with transporting deceased individuals to the morgue, and provides information and directions to patients and visitors.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent, or currently attending high school.
- CPR HeartSaver certification required by the end of orientation.
- Effective communication skills.
- Ability to lift and transport patients.
- Ability to withstand frequent to prolonged walking, standing, pushing, and pulling.
Nice To Haves
- Prior work experience in the health care field is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Transport patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or bed to designated locations, including while managing associated oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, monitors, and other equipment.
- Assist patients with entering and exiting vehicles, including transfers to or from wheelchairs and stretchers.
- Deliver equipment and specimens to requesting staff or departments.
- Assist staff with removing deceased individuals from units and transporting them to the morgue.
- Greet patients and visitors and provide information and directions.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits packages, including medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one.
- Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.
- Generous paid time off programs.
- Employee recognition programs.
- Tuition and professional development reimbursement starting on day one.
- 100% paid RN-to-BSN tuition at Mount Carmel’s College of Nursing.
- Relocation assistance, subject to geographic and position restrictions.
- Employee Referral Rewards program.
- DailyPay access for eligible colleagues.
- Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
