Patient Transporter Jobs in Chicago, IL

About The Position

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent experience.
• Ability to recognize the needs and behaviors of patients across age groups, including child growth and development, adolescent behavior, and signs of normal aging.
• Good communication and customer-service skills.
• Ability to anticipate patient, employee, and unit needs and refer matters for appropriate action.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Basic math skills.
• Flexibility, versatility, reliability, teamwork, and good judgment.
• CPR certification to be obtained within the first 90 days after new-hire orientation.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts to accommodate staffing needs.
• Ability to perform patient lifting and transfer activities using safe body mechanics.
• Ability to perform very heavy lifting as described in the posting, subject to the patient-handling requirements: lift up to 35 pounds without assistance; for patient lifts over 35 pounds or when a patient cannot assist, use patient-handling equipment with at least one other associate when available.
• Ability to maneuver and operate departmental equipment.
• Ability to assist in patient evacuation during emergencies.
• Ability to walk continuously during the shift and perform pushing, pulling, stooping, bending, and twisting.
• Ability to work around potentially infectious specimens and patients and tolerate adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions while caring for the sick.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with patients across various age groups is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide and maintain a safe environment for patients, coworkers, and self by following established policies and procedures.
• Receive and confirm the Ticket to Ride document before transport, including required caregiver and transporter signatures and contact information.
• Attend department, hospital, and Advocate education sessions and meetings.
• Apply knowledge of pediatric and geriatric cognitive and sensory needs when communicating with patients.
• Contact telemetry at the start and completion of applicable moves.
• Be able to perform CPR if needed and follow bloodborne pathogen, infection-control, universal precaution, handwashing, PPE, and dress-code policies.
• Use correct body mechanics and lifting techniques, use gait belts as required, and obtain assistance for transfers when needed.
• Clean soiled equipment after each use and perform more thorough cleaning as needed.
• Use two patient identifiers and report safety hazards to management.
• Complete work assignments efficiently to meet workload demands and patient service requests.
• Prepare patients for transport while awaiting nursing assistance and perform patient transports properly.
• Report delays or canceled tests to dispatch and other appropriate hospital personnel.
• Complete assignments within established time guidelines using the automated dispatch system.
• Work independently and use appropriate resources to maintain efficient operations.
• Communicate with dispatchers using communication tools, including alpha-numeric pagers, and respond to instructions or assignments.
• Assist coworkers with patient lifting and other tasks needed for safe, efficient transport.
• Follow hospital oxygen-use guidelines and communicate schedule changes to dispatchers and ancillary departments to avoid repeat trips.
• Communicate patient-condition concerns to nurses.
• Greet patients and guests courteously, knock before entering, introduce oneself, explain the destination, and ask about assistance or comfort needs.
• Provide directions or escort patients and guests to destinations, and refer them to appropriate personnel when needed.
• Know hospital and campus locations and maintain a friendly, professional atmosphere with patients and guests.
• Accompany patients throughout transport and complete an appropriate handoff.
• Identify broken equipment, label it for repair, clean it with approved solutions, maintain it in proper operating condition, and notify management of equipment safety issues.
• Complete training and demonstrate safe operation of wheelchairs, beds, and carts.
• Document work accurately, including signing patients in and out of units, using tent cards when available, completing blood moves according to guidelines, and documenting specified ED-radiology transports when unable to call dispatch.
• Turn in completed ED-radiology transport documents to dispatch at mid-shift and end of shift.
• Adhere to schedules, breaks, and lunch periods; complete incident reports for patient or personal injuries.
• Protect patient confidentiality and privacy, follow hospital confidentiality policies, avoid unauthorized disclosure, restrict access to charts as specified, and check for DNR restrictions.
• Assist with evacuation of patients in the event of a fire or other disaster.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
• Potential premium pay, incentive pay for select positions, and annual performance-based increases