Transporter

McLaren Health Care•Bay City, MI

About The Position

Transports patients to and from locations throughout the medical center, ensuring they arrive quickly and safely. Under supervision, performs patient handling tasks such as lifting, transferring, and repositioning, using appropriate patient handling equipment and following guidelines to minimize injury risks. Provides compassionate support and assistance to patients and families, and helps maintain a safe, clean working environment while complying with applicable healthcare regulations and hospital policies. For roles classified as lead, the position may also assist with quality control and performance improvement, contribute to performance feedback and hiring decisions, ensure service and quality standards, evaluate new procedures, train new staff, solve problems, provide technical leadership, and coordinate workflow.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Three months of job-related experience.
BLS certification.
Strength to help lift patients and stamina to spend the day on one’s feet.
Communication skills to work with patients, doctors, and other hospital staff.
Ability to manage patients with different types of personalities.

Nice To Haves

Prior related medical experience.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with medical personnel to transport patients to locations for tests, procedures, surgery, admission, or discharge.
Assist patients in and out of bed and transport them using wheelchairs, stretchers, or medical transport vans.
Use patient handling equipment, transfer devices, and protective equipment in accordance with hospital policies and vendor specifications.
Use appropriate body mechanics.
Collaborate with team members, follow department and hospital policies and procedures, and maintain communication with the immediate supervisor.
Clean mobility equipment after each patient use according to hospital policy.
Observe and report patients’ reactions to the transport process to appropriate personnel.
Provide compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families.
Comply with healthcare regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA.
Maintain a safe and clean working environment by following infection-control, hazardous-waste, and other policies and protocols.
Perform other related duties as required and directed.
For lead roles: assist with quality control and performance improvement activities; contribute to performance feedback and hiring decisions; ensure standards are met; evaluate and test new procedures and processes; orient or train new staff; solve problems; provide subject-matter expertise and technical leadership; and coordinate workflow and work distribution.