Patient Transporter

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Florence, KY

22h•Onsite

About The Position

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports their mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities they serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. They are guided by their mission to improve the health of the communities they serve and by their values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Associates are the heart of everything they do. A Patient Transporter transports patients and patient associated items as requested throughout hospital stay or to departure lounge and to vehicle for discharge to ensure customer service and throughput needs are met. This role involves demonstrating respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background. St. Elizabeth Healthcare is one of the oldest, largest and most respected medical providers in the Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana and Greater Cincinnati region, transforming healthcare through innovative treatments, cutting-edge technology and a heart for the community.

Requirements

High School Graduate, GED, or general education requirements for the country that education was obtained
Good communication skills
Ability to work independently, interdependently, and set priorities
Demonstrates the ability to accept and adapt to change
Kind
None (for Kind and Length of Experience)

Responsibilities

Transport patients and patient associated items as requested throughout hospital stay or to departure lounge and to vehicle for discharge to ensure customer service and throughput needs are met.
Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.
Transport patients with use of EMR/tracking software system; safely and courteously transport patients to various areas as requested, using proper equipment, verifying patient name, date of birth, room number and destination and documenting such.
Notify responsible party upon arrival and report any medical problem keeping all patient information confidential, ensuring safety, courteous and confidential transport of each patient to the correct destination as requested.
Practice good hand hygiene.
Be responsible for the maintenance and disinfecting of departmental equipment, such as stretchers, wheelchairs, beds, equipment rooms and chairs in lounge area.
Follow the applicable safety steps required to perform their duties to ensure safety for themselves and their patients, and be in compliance with Healthcare system, state and federal safety standards.
Perform proper safety procedures and precautions; reporting safety concerns and incidents; using correct lifting techniques (minimal lift & maxi slides) and disposing or sharps and infectious was properly.
Perform other duties as assigned to assist in the effective and efficient operation of the department.