Compassionate Patient Transport Specialist

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Cambridge, MA is seeking a dedicated Transporter to move patients, charts, specimens, equipment and supplies across the hospital. You will follow established protocols for patient identification and safety, and work with the Transport team to ensure equipment is clean, stored properly, and ready for use.

The role involves heavy lifting, standing and walking, with shift-based duties and on-site responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Read, comprehend and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Capable of routine heavy lifting, pushing, bending, carrying, and walking constantly.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine patient transport between nursing units, diagnostic areas, doctors' suites, morgue, and other hospital areas.
• Transports blood and other specimens on Stat and routine basis.
• Delivers patient equipment, supplies, audiovisual equipment, and exchanges gas tanks as needed.
• Receives direction from Transport Supervisor, Dispatcher, or designee.
• Ensures stretchers and wheelchairs are stored after use; linen removed; 02 bottles secured.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Communication

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Cambridge, MA is seeking a dedicated Transporter to move patients, charts, specimens, equipment and supplies across the hospital. You will follow established protocols for patient identification and safety, and work with the Transport team to ensure equipment is clean, stored properly, and ready for use.

The role involves heavy lifting, standing and walking, with shift-based duties and on-site responsibilities.