Transporter
Tampa General Hospital•Tampa, FL
•Onsite
About The Position
Transports patients to and from the Radiology Department via wheelchair, stretcher or bed, and escorts ambulatory patients as necessary. Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Red Cross (ARC) or American Heart Association (AHA)
Responsibilities
- Identifies patients by name and ID band (let nurse know if no ID band). Uses 2 identifiers
- Selects proper type of transporting device that suits the needs of patients (infants, children, adolescent, adult and geriatric).
- Promotes quality guest relations by identifying both internal and external customers; acknowledging customers promptly; and, using expressions that express respect, understanding, and enhance self-esteem.
- Creates a positive impression through effective use of telephone skills such as answering the phone by the third ring, identification of self and department, listening attentively, personalizing the conversation and verifying information.
- Creates a supportive climate for customers by allowing customers to express themselves, addressing their concerns as being real and encouraging two-way communication.
- Promotes therapeutic interaction with customers by identifying behaviors resulting from dissatisfaction, then, allowing customers to respond openly, showing empathy and discussing options.
- Careful handling of IV’s and poles, Foleys, tubes while moving and/or transporting patients.
- Proper knowledge of handling patients with special needs.
- Patients on respirators will be transported with the assistance of the patient’s nurse and respiratory tech
- Coordinates with technologists/nurses timing issues related to exam time
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
