Compassionate Patient Transporter – Day Shifts (Per Diem)

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

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health's Winchester Hospital is seeking a Per Diem Patient Transport Associate to help move patients and equipment around the facility in a safe, compassionate manner. The role requires greeting patients, coordinating moves, and ensuring dignity and comfort during transfers.

Ideal candidates have a High School diploma or equivalent, and a BLS certification. The position supports throughput, responds to transport requests, and collaborates with clinical staff to minimize wait

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required; BLS certification required.
• Ability to transport patients and handle equipment safely and respectfully.
• Respond to transport requests and coordinate with hospital departments.

Responsibilities

• Rounds the hospital to assess transport inventory and moves equipment to optimize operations and to maximize patient throughput.
• Greets and informs patient of move process and identifies patient making the patient feel informed and comforted, fulfilling all safety and quality checks and procedures.
• Moves furniture around to accommodate the stretcher and/or wheelchair.
• Involves clinical staff in transferring patient from the bed to the stretcher or wheelchair.
• Pushes patient and the patient’s medical chart to the various departments within the hospital conveying empathy and reassurance while caring for the patient’s dignity, comfort and safety.
• Notifies the receiving department upon arrival and conducts a thorough hand off.
• Returns to the patient and explains the next steps.
• Stays with the patient if additional comfort or supervision is appropriate.
• Transports select patients upon discharge, waiting for their transportation, and assisting them into their vehicle if necessary, ending the patient’s stay with a friendly note.
• Prioritizes multiple transport requests to optimize patient throughput, reducing wait times to improve patient and family members’ satisfaction.
• Communicates with the requesting departments to collaborate on resolving transport conflicts.
• Listens for pages regarding medical codes and retrieves a fresh code cart to replenish the involved department’s ensuring the department has access to this emergent tool.
• Moves code carts to multiple departments to appropriately replenish the carts’ supplies.
• Moves patient care equipment and other materials.
• Delivers items throughout the hospital, as needed, including but not limited to laboratory specimens and pharmacy supplies.
• Responds to equipment issues in a timely manner to ensure availability of equipment and to maximize its useful life.

Skills

Patient transport

Communication

Empathy

Safety-conscious

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

BLS

Job description

Beth Israel Lahey Health's Winchester Hospital is seeking a Per Diem Patient Transport Associate to help move patients and equipment around the facility in a safe, compassionate manner. The role requires greeting patients, coordinating moves, and ensuring dignity and comfort during transfers.

Ideal candidates have a High School diploma or equivalent, and a BLS certification. The position supports throughput, responds to transport requests, and collaborates with clinical staff to minimize wait