Patient Transporter Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to provide a high level of customer service.
• Ability to interact with customers and patients with a compassionate, positive, and upbeat disposition.
• Ability to multitask and take initiative.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification from the American Heart Association within 180 days.
• Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds.
• Ability to push and pull patients on beds or stretchers, including a stated 29-pound push force, and perform lateral transfers involving up to 50 pounds of the patient's weight.
• Ability to stand and walk frequently to continuously; patient transporters may walk 8–10 miles per shift.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients safely and promptly as directed by medical professionals and established policies and procedures.
• Complete required training, attend in-service education, and participate in scheduled departmental staff meetings related to transportation planning and initiatives.
• Support patient throughput and hospital capacity initiatives by using transport software to facilitate timely transports.
• Coordinate activities in the discharged patient holding area.
• Handle portable oxygen cylinders safely.
• Obtain transport equipment for patient transports.
• Receive and document patient transportation assignments.
• Receive, count, stock, transport, clean, and sanitize medical equipment.
• Take excess oxygen tanks to designated storage areas and ensure tanks are secured in appropriate holders.
• Respond to alerts to help prevent and assist with emergent situations.