Transporter | Full Time | Evenings

Concord Hospital•Concord, NH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Full Time Evenings - Every Other Weekend Summary The Transporter reports to the Messenger Transport Manager and is responsible for providing direct basic patient care and transportation for a group of patients, from simple to complex, under the guidance of the Registered Nurse. Responsible to assess patient mobility, to ensure the correct mode of transport was ordered and utilized. Assist the patient to/from bed, stretcher or wheelchair with the need to address moving oxygen, Foley catheter bags and IV pumps. While in transit, Transport personnel have total care and responsibility of the patient. Must have good critical thinking skills to be able to react to unforeseen patient care needs while in transit (episode, medication reaction, sick, unconscious, fell asleep). In addition, transporters are responsible for transporting medical equipment, medical records, laboratory specimens, patient meal trays, and materials. Use of computer programs needed to perform dispatch functions.

Requirements

High school or equivalent (GED).
Certification required obtaining: American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR AED certification within 3 months of hire date.
Evidence of experience in working effectively and positively with patients, registered nurses, and as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

Provides assistance to nursing and transports patients to designated areas of the hospital.
Transports medical equipment medical records, laboratory specimens, patient meal trays and materials to appropriate destinations.
Responsible for the privacy of patient medical records, stability of specimens and the conformance of equipment.
Serves as the fill in dispatcher. Responsible to dispatch resources utilizing critical thinking skills to meet patient care needs in an effective and efficient manner. Ability to prioritize appropriately. Utilizes the dispatch database.
Serves as the fill in resource person and is the primary liaison between team resources and customers. Able to manage da to day operations.
Demonstrates effective time management skills
Demonstrates adherence to safe patient handling policy, as well as equipment competence to include, but no limited to beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, oxygen, IV poles and pumps.
Helps assure a clean, safe environment with stocked supplies and functioning equipment. Responds per policy to nonconforming product.
Assists nursing with basic patient care.
Performs job specific requirements and other duties as assigned.