AHS Sherman Medical Center

AHS•Sherman, TX

About The Position

The Transportation Tech is an unlicensed assistive person who supports patient transportation and activities of daily living, provides basic care to non-critical patients, and helps maintain a safe environment under the direction and supervision of the RT in charge. The role also prepares and compiles records, orders studies and supplies, completes required forms in each patient’s electronic chart, and assists with planning, implementing, and evaluating activities in the Radiology unit. The Transportation Tech coordinates patient admissions, discharges, and transfers; transports patients between units; assists technologists with routine tasks; and supports patient and family orientation and teaching within the scope of the role. The position requires attention to patient identification, safety, infection control, communication, documentation, and teamwork.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.
Department orientation before providing patient care.
Current BLS certification or obtain it within 30 days of hire.
Achieve validation of required core competencies maintained by the Hospital Department of Education within six months of employment.
Training in safe patient handling and safe lifting techniques, including use of lifting devices and equipment and techniques for vertical, lateral, bariatric repositioning, and ambulation.

Responsibilities

Respond appropriately to codes.
Coordinate patient admissions, discharges, and transfers on the unit.
Transport patients between units while ensuring patient safety.
Use two patient identifiers when re-banding a patient or posting lab results on a chart, and maintain awareness of accurate patient identification.
Check the patient chart for an order before bringing the patient to the department, and check belongings lists and medication reconciliation forms.
Use appropriate telephone etiquette when placing and answering calls for physicians, patient families, and other departments.
Maintain the department-specific admission, discharge, and transfer log book and the staff daily patient assignment record.
Demonstrate teamwork to complete work during the shift; complete work from the previous shift and inform the next shift of incomplete assignments and pending reports.
Attend and maintain mandatory safe-patient-handling training, including safe lifting techniques and appropriate use of lifting devices and equipment.
Assist technologists with routine technical tasks such as taking vital signs, collecting specimens, monitoring intake and output, and measuring mass.
Orient each patient and family to the department and its routines.
Report unusual incidents to the appropriate person and significant changes in a patient’s condition to the supervising RT or lead.
Ensure clinical alarms are not turned off or silenced without the RT’s knowledge.
Assist with patient teaching within the role’s scope of knowledge as directed by the technologist.
Use proper body mechanics to help prevent injury to self and patients.
Maintain a safe environment and identify, report, and participate in resolving potential or actual patient safety issues.
Comply with infection-control requirements, including OSHA blood-borne pathogen standards and CDC guidelines; use personal protective equipment appropriately and practice hand hygiene.
Explain treatment and procedures to patients before they are performed, and involve patients in care and choices as appropriate to their condition and situation.
Apply National Patient Safety Goals to work and maintain awareness of a safe environment for staff, patients, visitors, and others on the unit.