Patient & Equipment Transporter, University, 24 Hours, Days

ummh; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health is seeking a Patient Transport position in Worcester, MA. You will transport patients throughout the hospital, assist with transfers, and support nursing staff to ensure safe, efficient patient care.

The role requires a High school diploma or equivalent and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 6 months of hire. Strong customer service and teamwork are essential in a busy hospital environment.

Qualifications

• BLS certification must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Excellent customer service and collaboration with hospital staff.

Responsibilities

• Escort ambulatory patients and transport via wheelchair, stretcher or bed.
• Assist nursing staff with patient transfers using lift devices.
• Deliver beds, stretchers, and transport equipment; clean and sanitize equipment.
• Transport specimens and materials to labs and departments per guidelines.
• Maintain patient transport activity logs.

Skills

BLS Certification

English proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt Hiring Range: $19.00 - $31.55 Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations .

Schedule Details: Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Weekends - Every Other Weekend

Scheduled Hours: 10:30AM - 7PM

Shift: 4 - Mixed Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 24

Cost Center: 10020 - 0175 Central Patient Transportation

Union: UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers)

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Performs a variety of duties involving the transportation of patients throughout the hospital. Assists nursing staff in the physical, lateral transfer of patients before and after patient transport. Collects and delivers items to and from areas including the Labs, Pharmacy, Radiology, Medical Records, S.P.D., Mail Room and patient care areas. Cleans, sanitizes and delivers beds and transport equipment; maintains job activity logs as required.

I. Major Responsibilities

• Escorts ambulatory patients. Transports patient by wheelchair, stretcher or bed. Prior to transport, verifies identification of all patients assigned by checking 2 identifiers and signing off on Safe Patient Transport Forms; notifies clinician if discrepancy on forms. To ensure patient comfort and safety during transport process, monitors and responds to basic patient needs before, during and after transport. Provides appropriate handoff communication when patient is delivered to receiving unit.
• Assists nursing staff and/or lift tech in moving and positioning of patients using various lift devices in preparation of patient for transport and returning patient to bed. Includes lateral transfer of patients on precaution status that requires Patient Transporter to use personal protection equipment and to follow infection control process per precaution isolation-type.
• Delivers stretchers, beds, cribs and wheelchairs as needed. Assists in deep-cleaning of all transport equipment on a biannual basis. Sanitizes transport vehicles and ancillary equipment between patient use.
• Transports patient specimens to and from the Lab, Pathology, and blood products to/from the Blood Bank in accordance with established infection control guidelines. Transports contaminated equipment to Sterile Processing within same infection control guidelines.
• Delivers other materials such as medical records, pharmaceuticals, X-ray films, sterile items, and miscellaneous reports and items as required.

II. Position Qualifications

License/Certification/Education: Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience/Skills: Required:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within 6 months of hire.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Good inter-personal skills and a customer service orientation to maintain a collaborative, patient focused effort between Patient Transportation and other hospital departments.

Preferred:

• Six months' experience in a hospital environment.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability