Transporter

AHMC Healthcare•San Gabriel, CA

9d•$23 - $26

About The Position

Under the direction of Nursing Office Personnel, the Transporter responds to and facilitates patient and item transport throughout San Gabriel Valley Medical Center. Transport includes moving patients to and from diagnostic testing and procedures, transferring patients between floors or units of care, transporting remains to the morgue, and transporting goods and medical equipment. During non-transport periods, the employee may provide clerical and unit support, including documenting reports in medical records, maintaining the physical environment, answering phones, observing patients, and helping with patient transfers or ambulation. Additional duties may be assigned based on validated competency. 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 Transporter is expected to support the medical center’s mission, Core Values, strategic plan, and Performance Improvement Plan.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Current BLS Card required.
Current MAB (AB508) Certification; must obtain within 90 days of hire.
Ability to safely transfer patients to and from medical equipment using sound body mechanics.
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 departs or returns and report 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.
Perform patient transfers, including bed-to-stretcher, stretcher-to-bed, stretcher-to-medical-equipment, and medical-equipment-to-stretcher transfers.
Position patients safely for all transport modalities and provide ambulating or turning assistance.
Follow applicable National Patient Safety Goals and patient safety measures.
Set up, take down, and transport over-bed trapezes and skeletal traction equipment, as assigned and competency validated.
Perform unit-based support duties, including filing reports in patient medical records, answering phones, responding to call bells, and providing general customer relations.
Transport specimens.
Obtain necessary training before initially using equipment.
Verify that equipment is in operating order before use and use it according to manufacturer instructions.
Perform other duties as assigned.