Porter - Eagle Ridge Hospital

Fraser Health • Tri-Cities / Coquitlam / Port Coquitlam / Port Moody, British Columbia

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Transports patients, related patient documents and/or equipment; cleans and prepares related equipment and completes forms according to established policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Grade 10, plus one (1) year recent related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Ability to organize work.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients utilizing mechanical aids such as wheelchairs, and/or stretchers
• Ensures patient's needs are attended to while being transported; deals effectively with patients in distress by reporting unusual patient conditions to the appropriate staff according to established procedures.
• Transports beds, equipment and materials as required; provides messenger service, as required
• Transports deceased patients from units to morgue and records necessary paper work in accordance with established procedures.
• Completes documentation such as the length of time to complete patient transport assignment and delays encountered; completes routine forms such as dispatch logs according to established procedures.
• Cleans equipment used in transport such as I.V. poles, stretchers and wheelchairs; changes linen; reports maintenance requirements and/or submits maintenance requests for patient transport equipment to appropriate staff/department.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED