Transportation Aide
About The Position
The Transportation Aide assists Medical Imaging and other hospital departments with the safe transport of patients and other items, and provides basic patient care duties as needed. The role includes greeting visitors who are lost or need assistance, answering a cell phone or carrying a pager, following hospital and departmental policies, helping train and orient employees, transporting equipment and supplies, and routinely cleaning equipment and identifying equipment in need of repair. The employee works the assigned scheduled shift, including overtime, holidays, weekends, and evenings, and may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned. The role supports patient safety and comfort in the radiology department, helps explain procedures and post-procedure orders, prioritizes workflow according to patient condition, and works to ensure timely patient arrivals and departures. It also involves following OSHA regulations and universal precautions, cleaning examination surfaces and spills, providing clean linen, storing accessory equipment, communicating professionally with coworkers, and working with others to achieve patient and team goals. Technical duties described include safely manipulating equipment, maintaining sterile equipment and fields, performing equipment warm-up and quality-control procedures, using protocols to obtain images, and evaluating image quality.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with health care workers and patients.
- Ability to work in a stressful environment.
- Ability to work as a team player with medical staff, nursing staff, Medical Imaging staff, patients, and visitors.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in a patient care setting or as an EMT.
Responsibilities
- Assist Medical Imaging and other hospital departments with the safe transport of patients and other items.
- Provide basic patient care duties as needed.
- Greet and assist misguided or lost visitors.
- Answer a cell phone or carry a pager.
- Adhere to hospital and departmental policies.
- Assist with training and orientation of other employees.
- Transport equipment, supplies, and other patient-related items as needed.
- Routinely clean equipment and identify equipment in need of repair.
- Ensure patient safety and comfort in the radiology department.
- Explain procedures and post-procedure orders to patients to gain cooperation and minimize anxiety.
- Prioritize workflow according to patient condition and help ensure timely patient arrivals and departures.
- Follow OSHA regulations and use universal precautions when required.
- Clean examination surfaces between patients and immediately clean spills following universal precautions.
- Provide clean linen, including sheets, gowns, pillowcases, and towels.
- Properly store accessory equipment when it is not in use.
- Communicate professionally with coworkers, participate in staff meetings, and work within a team to achieve patient and team goals.
- Follow routine standards and safely manipulate equipment within its limitations.
- Maintain sterile equipment and fields, perform equipment warm-up and quality-control procedures, use protocols to obtain images, and critique images for quality.
- Perform other duties as requested or assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
