Transporter

Opelousas General Health System•Opelousas, LA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Transporter assists with the day-to-day clerical operations of Medical Imaging and helps ensure patients receive prompt, courteous service while being transported within the hospital. The position operates the reception counter, maintains patient files, and processes patients accurately and efficiently. The role also provides safe patient transportation to and from Medical Imaging by wheelchair, bed, or stretcher during scheduled shifts. The position supports clerical workflows and communications, maintains a clean and organized reception area, follows infection-control and safety procedures, protects patient dignity and confidentiality, and reports incidents and potential safety hazards. The incumbent must demonstrate competencies in caring for patients across infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age categories. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
CPR certification required.
Ability to demonstrate competencies in infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age categories.
Ability to safely transport patients by wheelchair, bed, or stretcher.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and follow infection-control, universal-precautions, safety, and departmental procedures.

Responsibilities

Work closely with all clerical staff.
Greet patients and prepare their files for technologists to perform examinations.
Check out X-rays to patients accurately and promptly.
Mail loaned X-rays requested for comparison and follow up on requested comparison X-rays.
Take and relay accurate telephone messages and transfer calls within the department.
Assign new patient numbers accurately and enter new patient information into the computer daily.
Print CT, Nuclear Medicine, Mammogram, and MRI schedules and distribute them to the appropriate departments or reception counters before 5:00 p.m. daily.
Keep the receptionist waiting room, front counter, reception area, and books neat and clean; notify housekeeping when the waiting room, front counter, or file-room carpets and furniture need cleaning.
Perform departmental clerical functions and maintain adequate clerical supplies.
Communicate within the department about daily clerical functions and personnel, and make recommendations for necessary clerical-area changes to the Clerical Staff Supervisor.
Provide confidential support or advice to staff being supervised when needed or requested, and promote the dignity of department members.
Assist department personnel as needed to improve productivity and quality of care.
Observe infection-control policies and procedures and maintain universal precautions.
Promote awareness of the value of department and hospital personnel in relation to Medical Imaging.
Identify potential safety hazards and report them to the Supervising Technologist.
Arrange equipment repair or maintenance service when necessary.
Protect patient dignity and modesty and handle departmental and patient matters confidentially.
Report employee- and patient-related incidents to support quality of care and concern.
Carry out other reasonable assigned duties and perform work professionally, with consideration for time and quality of patient care.
Pursue appropriate continuing education and obtain required education credits, including CPR certification as mandated by OGHS credentialing requirements.
Follow the Policy and Procedure Manual, modality procedures and protocols, and the OGHS Employee Handbook.
Safely transport patients by wheelchair, bed, or stretcher to and from Medical Imaging during scheduled shifts.
Demonstrate competencies in infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age categories.
Check that oxygen cylinders are stored in the proper area, contain enough oxygen for patient transport, and that items used for transport are clean.