TRANSPORTER
Hudson Regional Hospital•Bayonne, NJ
•Onsite
About The Position
This role is responsible for performing transportation duties required by the hospital. This includes ensuring patient comfort during transport, utilizing wheelchairs and stretchers, verifying patient identification, and completing transports within a specified timeframe. The Transporter also communicates any delays, picks up medications from the pharmacy, and assists nursing staff when necessary. Additionally, they are responsible for transporting equipment and maintaining patient privacy.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalency
- 6 months to 1 year experience in a healthcare setting.
- BLS - AHA approved
Responsibilities
- Ensures the comfort of the patient while transporting
- Transports using wheelchairs and stretchers
- Checks two forms of patient identification prior to transporting
- Completes an In-Patient transport within 20 minutes - Leave to Return TAT
- Communicates any delays back to department
- When delay is encountered, calls dept. for new assignment
- Transports any other required items; documents, equipment, etc.
- In times of high activity, helps out in any other area as needed
- Assists nursing staff removing patient from bed when necessary
- Maintains patient privacy when transporting
- Engages patient in conversation during the transport
- Makes equipment rounds and transports equipment back to central supply, PACU or any other area of the hospital as directed.
- Picks up medication s from pharmacy as directed and brings to appropriate floor
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
