Patient & Equipment Transport Specialist

Highmark Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network seeks a patient transport associate to move patients, records, mail, specimens and equipment across the facility. You will operate the pneumatic tube system for deliveries and support hospital operations.

The role requires strong customer service, problem solving, and communication skills, plus the ability to maintain confidentiality and manage relationships across departments. Work is on-site with standard hospital duties.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in dealing with customer service.
• High degree of problem solving and decision making tools.
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills needed to maintain working relationships, with both internal and external departments and customers at all levels.
• Ability to maintain the highest measure confidentiality

Responsibilities

• Transports inpatients and outpatients within the facility from initial start location to the destination location.
• Delivers equipment/materials and specimens to requesting department.
• Serves as a Hospital ambassador and provides information and direction to patients and visitors.
• Ensures that transportation equipment is kept clean and in good working order.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required

Skills

Customer service

Problem solving

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Confidentiality

Job description

Allegheny Health Network seeks a patient transport associate to move patients, records, mail, specimens and equipment across the facility. You will operate the pneumatic tube system for deliveries and support hospital operations.

The role requires strong customer service, problem solving, and communication skills, plus the ability to maintain confidentiality and manage relationships across departments. Work is on-site with standard hospital duties.