Evening Patient Transporter: Safe Patient Mobility

Atlantic Health System; Summit (NJ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey is seeking a Full-Time Patient Transporter. Essential hours are 3:00 PM–11:00 PM, including every other weekend. Starting rate is $18.50 per hour.

Responsibilities include guiding patients, transporting them safely within the facility, delivering messages and records, carrying luggage, and assisting with non-ambulatory patients as needed. This role requires safety awareness and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or GED/Equivalent required.
• Must be able to read, write and speak English.
• Ability to work well under time constraints.
• Stand for long periods and lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Ascertains patient name, destination, mode of travel, time, and other data, following written or verbal instructions.
• Guides or escorts incoming patients from admitting office or reception desk to designated area.
• Carries patient's luggage.
• Assists patient in walking to prevent accidents by falling, or transports non-ambulatory patient, using wheelchair.
• Transports patient, alone or with assistance, in bed, wheeled cart, or wheelchair to designated areas within facility during patient stay.
• Delivers messages, mail, medical records, and other items.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey is seeking a Full-Time Patient Transporter. Essential hours are 3:00 PM–11:00 PM, including every other weekend. Starting rate is $18.50 per hour.

Responsibilities include guiding patients, transporting them safely within the facility, delivering messages and records, carrying luggage, and assisting with non-ambulatory patients as needed. This role requires safety awareness and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs.