Transporter - Transporters - Vineland

Inspira Health•Vineland, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for transporting patients under the direction of the registered nurse throughout the hospital. Provides supplies and equipment required for patient care. Participates in the monitoring of equipment safety, maintenance and cleanliness.

Requirements

High School education or equivalent required.
American Heart Association BLS required.
Ability to exercise initiative within scope of practice and benefit from constructive criticism.
Knowledgeable about role and responds to Emergency Codes.

Nice To Haves

Completed EMT course preferred, or previous successful experience verified by reference check.

Responsibilities

Promptly and professionally answers telephone calls. Routes calls appropriately, offering voice mail, paging, or redirection of calls as needed.
Greets visitors and rounds in the waiting area, assists them as appropriate. Phones or pages employees to meet visitors, directs visitors to appropriate waiting areas, and appropriately and courteously screen solicitors for relevance to organization needs.
Explains financial requirements to the patients or responsible parties and collects copays as required.
Ability to use multi-line phone system, including transferring calls and paging.
Ability to understand patients and communicate clearly to patients in the practice or on the phone.
Elicits appropriate information to route calls to the appropriate person.
Prevents, calms, or defuses irate callers and patients by working with them to identify concerns and properly directs calls