Night Shift Hospital Transport Aide

Brown University Health; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University Health is seeking a night-shift Transport Aide to move patients, mail, medical records, specimens, and equipment across Rhode Island Hospital.

Under supervision, you will follow procedures, log activities, and support nursing staff while maintaining safety and accuracy in daily transport tasks. The role requires basic education, ability to understand English, and good physical stamina to lift and push equipment. Overnight hours are 10:30pm-7:00am with weekend rotation.

Qualifications

• The level of education normally attained in courses at secondary school levels.
• Verbal skills to understand English instructions and writing skills to maintain a daily log.
• Visual acuity to check name bracelets, envelopes, etc. to ensure proper delivery.
• Ability to care for patients considering aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients by wheelchair or stretcher to assigned hospital areas.
• Transfers patients to and from transport vehicles with guidance from nursing personnel.
• Regularly collects laboratory specimens, medical records, x-rays, lab reports, prescriptions and medications, and distributes them to appropriate areas.
• Moves equipment on wheels and transports hospital beds, carts, cardiac monitors and supplies.
• Collects mail and interdepartmental correspondence from mailroom and distributes them as assigned.
• Rotates with other Aides on service elevators used for transporting patients and equipment.
• Maintains a written log of all assignments with department, items or patients transported and times.

Skills

Basic knowledge

English instructions

Visual acuity

Patient care awareness

Job description

Brown University Health is seeking a night-shift Transport Aide to move patients, mail, medical records, specimens, and equipment across Rhode Island Hospital.

Under supervision, you will follow procedures, log activities, and support nursing staff while maintaining safety and accuracy in daily transport tasks. The role requires basic education, ability to understand English, and good physical stamina to lift and push equipment. Overnight hours are 10:30pm-7:00am with weekend rotation.