Patient Transporter Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent experience.
• Good communication and customer-service skills.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Basic math skills.
• Good judgment, flexibility, versatility, reliability, and ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to anticipate patient, employee, and unit needs and refer them for appropriate action.
• Ability to perform patient lifting and transfer activities using safe body mechanics and to maneuver departmental equipment.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts to accommodate staffing needs.
• Ability to obtain CPR certification within the first 90 days after new-hire orientation.
• Ability to recognize the needs and behaviors of patients across age groups, including child growth and development, typical adolescent behavior, and signs of normal aging.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Transport patients safely and efficiently, accompanying them at all times and handing them off appropriately.
• Prepare patients for transport and provide age-appropriate instructions, explanations, comfort measures, and assistance.
• Confirm required Ticket to Ride documentation before transport, including caregiver information and transporter identification.
• Communicate with dispatchers, nurses, ancillary departments, telemetry, and other hospital personnel about transport status, delays, cancellations, schedule changes, special instructions, and patient-condition concerns.
• Complete assignments within established time guidelines and use available resources to meet workload and patient-service needs.
• Assist coworkers with patient lifting and transfers; use correct body mechanics, gait belts, transfer assistance, and patient-handling equipment as appropriate.
• Follow hospital oxygen-use guidelines and contact telemetry at the beginning and completion of applicable moves.
• Provide courteous customer service to patients and guests, give directions, refer concerns to appropriate personnel, and maintain a professional demeanor.
• Operate wheelchairs, beds, carts, and other department equipment safely; identify, label, and report broken or unsafe equipment.
• Clean equipment after use and perform more thorough cleaning as needed using approved solutions.
• Use two patient identifiers and follow bloodborne-pathogen, infection-control, universal-precaution, PPE, and dress-code policies.
• Document transports and related work accurately, including patient unit sign-in and sign-out, blood moves, and applicable ED-radiology transport records.
• Follow schedules and break periods, attend department and hospital education and meetings, and complete required training.
• Protect confidential patient information, respect patient privacy, and check for DNR restrictions.
• Report safety hazards and complete incident reports following patient or personal injury.
• Assist with patient evacuation during a fire or other disaster.

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
• Financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
• Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, where applicable
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual performance-based increases
• Career development programs