Transportation Aide- Lead Full Time 40 hours Day Shift

BRISTOL HOSPITAL GROUP • Bristol, CT

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs a wide variety of duties associated with the transportation of patients within the hospital setting. This role will also involve cleaning and disinfecting equipment between patients, lifting and positioning patients as needed. Communication, respect and accountability are key aspects of this role as they have direct interactions with patients and patient families.

Requirements

• Employee must possess basic reading, writing and math skills as required to complete a skills survey during orientation.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to respond to requests to transport patients to and from various destinations using a notebook computer, mobile phone, or alphanumeric page.
• CPR Certification (American Heart or American Red Cross- all recertification will be done through the American Heart Association.
• Good interpersonal skills to interact favorably with patients, visitors and co-workers.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• May be required to lift up to waist level, on occasion in excess of 50 pounds, with free range of body motion so that tasks which require walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, and twisting can be completed.
• Prolonged periods of standing and walking for three or more hours at a time are required.
• Visual acuity corrected to normal.
• Hearing corrected to normal.
• Has the ability to verbalize so that the average person can comprehend.
• Has the ability to read and comprehend a manufacturers label.
• Has the ability to read, comprehend and execute written instructions in English.
• Has the ability to understand and execute oral instructions.

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma or GED is desired but not necessary.
• Experience in a patient care environment,preferred
• Training in proper body mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients and material.
• Transports patients throughout the hospital including those transports related to patient admission, discharge, testing and transfer.
• Lifts and transports equipment and furniture to various areas of the hospital.
• Transports medical and other records to permanent storage or other areas as instructed.
• Employee assists in the lifting, moving and positioning of patients.
• Employee also assists with ambulation of patients as required.
• Sets up and breaks down furniture from various meetings and delivers and removes various items needed for the meeting such as televisions, VCRs, projectors, easels and flip charts
• Completes prepared forms to report specific tasks accomplished, such as moving equipment.
• Empties full soiled linen bags, replaces with clean bags, and prepares full bag for pick up or throws down linen chute.
• Makes unoccupied beds and assists with the making of occupied beds.
• Stocks supplies such as water pitchers and clean patient linen in patient rooms.
• Stock floor with bathroom supplies and cups to established par levels, also insures that cleaning chemicals and equipment are appropriately stocked for assigned work area.
• Cleans and disinfects occupied patient rooms and isolation rooms in assigned areas according to established procedures.
• Cleans and disinfects offices, exam rooms, public and private lavatories, lounges, utility rooms and other assigned areas such as halls, stairways, elevators, floors, furniture, windows and doors according to established procedures.
• Cleans and disinfects hospital equipment as assigned, according to established procedures.
• Identifies and completes discharge cleaning and bed making of patient rooms in assigned areas according to the hospitals discharge procedure.
• The employee also completes emergency discharge cleaning and bed making as required.
• Operates or uses various types of equipment according to established procedure in the completion of floor care and cleaning projects.
• Refinishes floors, shampoos and vacuums carpeting, buffs and burnishes floors, wash walls and ceilings according to established procedures.
• Cleans and disinfects Operating Rooms as assigned according to established procedures.
• Empties trash, replaces liner and disinfects waste receptacles including medical waste in assigned areas according to established procedures.
• Collects and removes trash, including medical waste and hazardous materials from assigned areas and delivers to holding area for final disposal by a contracted service.
• Cleans hazardous material spills as assigned according to established procedures.
• Is a participating member of the disaster response team which decontaminates patients as assigned and according to established procedures.
• Detects and reports defective materials, equipment and items which could present an unsafe condition, to the appropriate supervision.
• Follows all rules and regulations related to the handling of medical and hazardous waste, including the wearing of proper PPE.
• Mixes chemicals properly and uses in a manner consistent with manufacturers instructions.
• Follows all rules and regulations related to Universal Precautions and other rules of safety.
• Employee maintains proper levels of attendance and punctuality.
• Employee follows verbal and written directions.
• Seeks direction for and maintains responsibility for own development.
• Attends mandatory inservice education and maintains standards for competencies annually.
• Attends all GSA update training and hazardous material training annually and passes the tests associated with such training.

Benefits

• Magnet ® and received the 2020 Press Ganey Leading Innovator award for our rapid adoption and implementation of healthcare solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What This Job Offers

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