Patient Transporter Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school education or equivalency
• Must complete Job Placement Assessment and Back School as provided by Occupational Rehab Center
• Minimum of six to eight (6 - 8) hours of classroom training in clinical and patient care.
• Certification in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation within 6 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Receives and documents complete information regarding patient transport from the patient tracking system and/or dispatcher.
• Safely transports inpatients and outpatients between hospital departments using wheelchair, stretcher, bed, or escort as appropriate.
• Performs direct and indirect patient care responsibilities to meet patient needs.
• Ensures patient safety by checking patient's armband and chart; using Seatbelts when available; placing guardrails in the upright position at all times during transport; properly transporting oxygen and IV pumps with patients; assisting the patient to and from bed to wheelchair to stretcher.
• Ensures patient record accompanies the patient.
• Signs patient on and off the nursing unit when transported.
• Assumes responsibility for ensuring continued occupational growth.
• Incorporates age specific principles into job responsibilities and communication skills.
• Participates in the Quality Improvement Plan.
• Performs related responsibilities as required or directed.