Transporter I

CommonSpirit Health • Houston, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

As our Patient Transporter, you will provide essential assistance and transportation for patients and related items across our campus, ensuring a highly customer-sensitive and seamless experience. Every day you will promptly and safely transport inpatients and outpatients to and from various hospital areas. You will meticulously confirm patient identification, greet and assist in transferring patients, and make conscious observations of patient condition during transport, reporting any issues to appropriate personnel. You will also maintain a clean and organized work area and report any malfunctioning equipment. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong commitment to patient safety and exceptional customer service for all individuals within our facility. You will be attentive, observant, and capable of performing duties efficiently while upholding the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Requirements

• High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or High School GED General Studies, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

Responsibilities

• Transports inpatient s and outpatients promptly to and from patient rooms, emergency rooms, recovery rooms, intensive care units, clinics and Radiology examination rooms, as observed by the supervisor
• Confirms patient identification by verbal confirmation and ID band, etc.
• Greets and introduces self to patient.
• Signs patient out/in at nursing unit when transporting.
• Safely places or Assists in transferring patients to wheelchair, stretcher or bed
• Consciously makes consistent observation of patient condition, IV, Imed malfunction during transport to and from multiple areas of the hospital and promptly reports to appropriate testing areas or nursing personnel
• Maintains work area in regard to cleanliness, organization and adequate stock levels.
• Reports malfunctioning transportation equipment to appropriate service department

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees