PATIENT TRANSPORTER (PART TIME)

Compass Group • Warren, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

TouchPoint Support Services is hiring a part-time Patient Transporter at Henry Ford Warren Hospital in Warren, Michigan. The role facilitates internal hospital patient moves and is responsible for safely, accurately, and promptly transporting patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items to their destinations. No prior experience is required, and training is provided. The fixed pay rate is $15.00 per hour.

The position involves using wheelchairs and other approved rolling stock, securing patients and medical lines, communicating with hospital staff, and helping ensure patient comfort. The transporter must respond to patient distress or equipment problems, maintain equipment, and follow applicable regulations and facility confidentiality and patient-rights policies.

The schedule is part time, Monday through Friday, with hours that may vary. Rotating weekends and holidays are required. The role is based at Henry Ford Warren Hospital, 11800 East Twelve Mile Road, Warren, MI.

Requirements

• No prior experience is required; willing to train.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Safely, accurately, and promptly transport patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items to their destinations.
• Secure patients and IVs, drainage tubes, and other equipment during transport.
• Use wheelchairs and other approved rolling stock to transport patients.
• Demonstrate competency when transporting patients across 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 by offering blankets, checking modesty, and engaging only in appropriate conversation.
• Never transport patients in severe pain.
• Immediately alert nursing staff to signs of patient distress or equipment malfunction.
• Maintain equipment and report equipment needing repair.
• Comply with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state, and JCAHO standards.
• Follow facility confidentiality and patient-rights policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Voluntary benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
• Eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed