Hospital Patient Transporter: Care Team Support

Indiana University Health; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Health, Inc. is seeking a Hospital Transporter to move patients and items safely within IU Health Methodist Hospital. You will identify patients with two identifiers, coordinate with care teams, and ensure safe handoffs as you transport patients and oxygen equipment.

Responsibilities include moving patients from bed to stretcher, handling oxygen tanks, logging transfers, and maintaining equipment and PPE standards while preserving patient confidentiality.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Training in oxygen equipment and infection control.
• Ability to follow oxygen transport policy and procedures.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients and items safely within IU Health Methodist Hospital.
• Identify patients using two identifiers and ensure proper handoffs with care teams.
• Move patients from bed to stretcher or wheelchair and monitor oxygen levels.
• Transport deceased patients and complete morgue paperwork and logs.
• Properly store beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, and related equipment.
• Use PPE to enter all room types, including isolation rooms, and sanitize transport equipment after use.
• Maintain patient safety and confidentiality.

Skills

Standing/walking

Lifting 50 lbs

Dexterity

Infection control

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Job description

Indiana University Health, Inc. is seeking a Hospital Transporter to move patients and items safely within IU Health Methodist Hospital. You will identify patients with two identifiers, coordinate with care teams, and ensure safe handoffs as you transport patients and oxygen equipment.

Responsibilities include moving patients from bed to stretcher, handling oxygen tanks, logging transfers, and maintaining equipment and PPE standards while preserving patient confidentiality.