Job Description

Job Description

SCHEDULE

• Monday - Friday, 12:30PM - 9:00PM

JOB SUMMARY

The Patient Transporter 1 transports patients, patients belongings, medical records, hospital equipment safely, and in a kind, courteous, and timely manner via wheelchairs, stretchers, beds, and carts.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE

• Safely transports patients and their belongings, medical records, charts, and equipment to various areas.
  
   
• Maintains friendly, efficient, positive customer service attitude toward customers, clients and co-workers.
  
   
• Safely moves patients with traction, IVs, drainage apparatus, oxygen and other encumbrances.
  
   
• Provides emergency assistance to patients who become ill during transport process until proper staff can be notified and assistance arrives.
  
   
• Verifies the proper patient identity by visually checking patient identification or verifying with nursing staff.
  
   
• When transporting a cardiac-monitored patient, RN will accompany patient unless patient meets criteria for nurse driven removal of Cardiac monitoring for Inpatient Transport. Stays with patient unless a licensed nurse takes over monitoring; watches for changes in patterns; calls for help when needed.
  
   
• Notifies dispatcher of status of assigned duties and proceeds as instructed.
  
   
• Champions overall safety in the department. Reports possible safety issues and recommends appropriate changes. Complies with OSHA, and other local, state, and federal regulations.
  
   
• Dresses in designated uniform and adheres to proper hygiene when reporting to work and performing job duties.
  
   
• Transports bodies to the morgue and ensures that proper documentation is completed.
  
   

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

• Ability to use appropriate communication equipment, operate wheelchairs, hospital beds and stretchers.
  
   
• Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly; both verbally and in writing.
  
   
• Able to provide consistently excellent customer service with empathy, patience and confidence.
  
   
• Able to understand the customer’s point of view and take ownership of creating a solution to their issues.
  
   
• Interpersonal skills required to interact effectively with patients and staff.
  
   
• Basic computer skills, including but not limited to: typing, information security, electronic medical documentation, hand held scanning and email.
  
   

BENEFITS

Our competitive benefits package includes the following

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
• Tuition Reimbursement

• PTO accrual beginning Day 1
  
   

   

  Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level

  
   

QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION - H.S. Diploma/GED Equivalent
  
   
• EXPERIENCE - Less than 1 Year of Experience
  
   
• CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION - Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 Days of Hire or transfer.
  
   

Job Tags

Local area, Immediate start, Monday to Friday, Afternoon shift,

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