Patient Transporter

Lehigh Valley Health Network•Allentown, PA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Transporter moves patients to and from clinical units and diagnostic or treatment areas using a wheelchair, stretcher, or bed. Transport may involve patients using oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, and other equipment. The role coordinates transport activities throughout the facility and at entrances, responds to alerts to help prevent and assist with emergencies, and performs medical-equipment distribution and inventory functions in clinical areas. The transporter provides customer service and helps maintain accurate information and inventory levels to support patient and staff satisfaction. This is an onsite, full-time evening-shift position at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest. The schedule is 1500–2330, with every other weekend and holiday rotation.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to provide a high level of customer service and demonstrate its importance.
Compassionate, positive, and upbeat disposition when interacting with customers and patients.
Ability to multitask and take initiative.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 180 days.
Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds.
Ability to push and pull patients on beds or stretchers, requiring 29 pounds of push force, and perform lateral transfers involving up to 50 pounds of the patient's weight.
Frequent to continuous standing and walking; patient transporters may walk 8–10 miles per shift.
May need to kneel, bend, squat, and perform CPR as required by role-specific activities.

Responsibilities

Transport patients safely and promptly as directed by medical professionals and established policies and procedures.
Complete required training and attend in-service education and scheduled departmental staff meetings related to transportation planning and initiatives.
Support patient throughput and hospital-capacity initiatives by using transport software to facilitate timely transports.
Coordinate activities in the discharged patient holding area.
Handle portable oxygen cylinders safely.
Obtain transport equipment for patient transports.
Receive and document patient transportation assignments.
Receive, count, stock, transport, clean, and sanitize medical equipment.
Take excess oxygen tanks to appropriate storage areas and ensure tanks are secured in appropriate holders.
Respond to alerts to help prevent and assist with emergent situations.