Rehab Therapy Transporter

Avera•Sioux Falls, SD

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Rehab Therapy Transporter provides services that support patient care in two main areas: transporting patients and equipment, and providing supportive one-to-one care for patients who require a sitter. The role serves as a point of contact for patients, families, and visitors during transportation and requires a friendly, caring, and professional manner. The transporter assesses customers’ transportation needs and ensures those needs are met. The position is at Avera Orthopedic Hospital in Sioux Falls. It is a regular day-shift role scheduled for 48 hours per pay period, Monday through Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Pay is $18.00–$23.50 per hour, depending on experience. The role requires visual acuity adequate for the duties and the ability to communicate effectively, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities if they do not cause undue hardship to the employer. The employee is expected to uphold Avera’s mission, vision, values, and social principles; maintain confidentiality; work effectively with teammates; and comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards.

Requirements

Ability to work the specified hours.
Ability to perform each essential job function satisfactorily.
Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties.
Ability to communicate effectively with others and to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
Ability to use proper lifting techniques and account for patients’ individual limitations.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment and coordinate workflow.
Commitment to Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles; uphold its CARE standards and maintain confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED, or one to three months of related experience and/or training.

Responsibilities

Prepare patients for transportation and assist with transport alongside clinical staff, following the Safe Patient and Family Centered model.
Use proper lifting techniques while accounting for each patient’s limitations.
Pick up and deliver patient equipment and supplies, including equipment requiring repair or routine maintenance checks.
Identify broken or damaged equipment and report it according to established procedures.
Pick up contaminated items from patient care areas and transport them to Central Supply for decontamination.
Deliver and pick up specimens, cultures, and blood samples from patient care areas for both STAT and routine requests.
Provide one-to-one observation and assigned patient care under the direction of unit nursing staff.
Document patient care provided.
Follow through to ensure customer concerns and needs are addressed.
Identify and report potential or actual safety concerns involving patients, visitors, or employees.
Maintain confidentiality and coordinate workflow with team members in a productive and efficient manner.
Comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards, including those associated with CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA.