Transporter - Roper Hospital - PRN

Roper St. Francis Healthcare • Charleston, SC

3d

About The Position

Transports patients from their room throughout hospital as needed to ancillary departments; adheres to schedules and notifies departments of schedule changes in a timely manner. Transports patients in a safe and efficient manner including use of AIDET.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED, preferred
• Roper St Francis Healthcare requires minimum age of 16.
• BLS Basic Life Support, American Heart Association (required at hire for Roper St Francis Healthcare locations); preferred at hire, required prior to independent patient care at BSMH

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare and/or transport experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Transports patients and patient related items to and from various hospital locations to ancillary departments utilizing appropriate resources to ensure safe patient transport.
• Ensures patient is covered for comfort and/or privacy.
• Stays with patient at all times.
• Gives Hand-off communication to the receiving nurse.
• Verifies patient information using two forms of verification and makes sure the patient has proper identification bracelet.
• Notifies appropriate department within five minutes of patient delay for scheduled procedure or therapy sessions.
• Maintains daily transportation logs which includes departure and arrival times, name of patient, and/or equipment transported.
• May provide life saving care during emergency codes.
• Monitors and inspects patient care equipment prior to and during transports.
• Cleans and maintains hospital transport equipment/wheel chairs and uses hospital monitor program to monitor transport as per schedule and disinfects surfaces between transports.
• Reviews equipment/orientation checklist at least annually to ensure competent use of equipment.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HAS/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, and short- and long-term disability
• Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support
• Benefits may vary based on the market and employment status.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees