Transporter

AHMC Healthcare•San Gabriel, CA

About The Position

Under the direction of Nursing Office Personnel, including the Nursing Director/Manager, Assistant Director of Nursing, nursing support manager, or staffing coordinator, the Transporter facilitates the movement of patients throughout San Gabriel Valley Medical Center. Transportation includes moving patients to and from diagnostic testing or procedures, transferring patients between floors or units of care, transporting remains to the morgue, and transporting goods and medical equipment. During periods when transport is not required, the employee may provide clerical and other assistance to patient care floors, such as entering reports into medical records, maintaining the physical environment, answering phones, observing patients, and assisting with patient transfers or ambulation. Additional duties may be assigned based on competency validation. The role involves frequent walking and moving patients or objects that may weigh more than 25 pounds. The employee must use sound body mechanics and safely transfer patients to and from medical equipment. The position supports the mission, core values, strategic plan, and Performance Improvement Plan goals of San Gabriel Valley Medical Center.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Current BLS Card required.
Current MAB (AB508) Certification; must obtain within 90 days of hire.
Ability to use sound body mechanics and safely transfer patients to and from medical equipment.
Ability to frequently walk and move patients or objects that may weigh more than 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in English and Spanish, Vietnamese, or Chinese.

Responsibilities

Notify the RN or patient care team leader when a patient exits or returns and report any observed changes in the patient’s condition during transport.
Maintain effective communication with the healthcare team.
Follow established protocols for patients at high risk, including fall risk, elopement risk, suicide risk, or unpredictable behavior.
Follow appropriate Code Blue notification procedures.
Safely transfer and position patients using basic to advanced techniques, including transfers between beds, stretchers, and medical equipment.
Assist with patient positioning, ambulation, and turning, using safety measures in applicable transport modalities.
Follow applicable National Patient Safety Goals and patient safety measures.
Set up, take down, and transport over-bed trapezes and skeletal traction when trained and competency-validated.
Perform unit-based duties such as filing reports in patient medical records, answering phones, responding to call bells, and providing general customer relations.
Transport specimens.
Obtain necessary training before using equipment and confirm equipment is in operating order before use.
Use transport stretchers, patient beds, lifting devices, office equipment, trapeze devices, and skeletal traction devices according to manufacturer operating instructions.
Perform other duties as assigned.