Compassionate Patient Transporter (Evenings/Weekends)

Virtua; Camden (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Health and dependent care flexible 43b

Job summary

Virtua Health in South Jersey is seeking a part-time Patient Transporter to support multiple departments by moving patients to and from units, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or beds and ensuring patient identification and comfort. The role requires excellent communication, ability to stay calm under pressure, and basic customer service.

You will work weekday evenings and weekends with a schedule of 1:00pm–11:00pm on weekdays, 10:00am–8:00pm Saturdays, and 9:00am–7:00pm Sundays.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate a positive demeanor and have strong verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to handle potentially stressful situations and multi‑task.
• Customer service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to and from departments/units. Includes appropriate patient identification, patient comfort and safety (assisting in lifting, moving and positioning in bed/wheelchair, etc), and providing patient information.
• Care for and clean wheelchairs/stretchers and initiate appropriate action when repair is required (check supply of oxygen, replenish and change regulators as necessary).
• Coordinates with other transporters based on patient schedules to ensure smooth flow of transport operations; communicates patient information to nurses and testing (diagnostic) departments as necessary.

Skills

Positive demeanor

Verbal communication

Multitasking

Customer service

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Virtua Health in South Jersey is seeking a part-time Patient Transporter to support multiple departments by moving patients to and from units, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or beds and ensuring patient identification and comfort. The role requires excellent communication, ability to stay calm under pressure, and basic customer service.

You will work weekday evenings and weekends with a schedule of 1:00pm–11:00pm on weekdays, 10:00am–8:00pm Saturdays, and 9:00am–7:00pm Sundays.