Patient Transporter (Full Time)

Compass Group • Glendale Heights, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Crothall Healthcare is hiring a full-time Patient Transporter at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth GlenOaks in Glendale Heights, Illinois. The role facilitates internal hospital patient moves and is responsible for safely, promptly, and accurately transporting patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items to their destinations. The position requires prior patient-facing experience in a healthcare, hospitality, or service environment, as well as the ability to lift, carry, and move heavy items. The fixed pay rate is $17.00 per hour.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The transporter uses wheelchairs and other approved rolling equipment, ensures patients are secure and comfortable, and communicates with clinical and support staff. The role also includes maintaining equipment, reporting repairs, and following applicable regulatory standards and facility policies on confidentiality and patient rights.

Requirements

• Prior patient-facing experience in a healthcare, hospitality, or service environment.
• Ability to lift, carry, and move heavy items.

Responsibilities

• Safely, promptly, and accurately transport patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items to their destinations.
• Secure patients and properly manage IVs, drainage tubes, and other related equipment during transport.
• Use wheelchairs and other approved rolling equipment to transport patients.
• Demonstrate competency in transporting patients from all specific age groups.
• Use the proper requested equipment and ensure patients arrive at their destinations safely and on time.
• Communicate effectively with nursing personnel, clinicians, technicians, reception, and dispatch.
• Attend to patient comfort, offer blankets, ensure modesty, and engage only in appropriate conversation.
• Do not transport patients in severe pain; immediately alert nursing staff to signs of patient distress or equipment malfunction.
• Maintain equipment and report equipment that needs 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 Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for full-time positions
• Disability Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid and/or unpaid time off benefits may be available in accordance with applicable laws

What This Job Offers

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